The
deal
will
see
Cornwall-based
Mimer
provide
5MW
of
geothermal
heating
and
cooling
for
businesses
and
municipal
buildings
in
West
Warwick,
50
miles
south
of
Boston.
The
project
will
eventually
include
wind,
solar
and
hydropower
installations
Mimer
will
operate
the
renewable
energy
infrastructure
for
15-20
years,
after
which
it
swill
transfer
the
assets
to
the
local
community
as
a
micro-utility.
“West
Warwick
will
become
the
first
area
in
the
US
to
use
geothermal
energy
on
a
village
scale,”
Mimer
chief
executive
Brian
Kennelly
says.
“Combined
with
the
other
renewables
technologies
this
[will]
involve…
