Ralston Vermont has successfully implemented our hybrid advanced solar grid and pollinator garden! Because of our town’s relatively small population as well as its remote location, solar energy is the best way to make sure that the town has power even when we can’t get our power from the mainland. Now that we have the solar panels, we have been able to maintain power after our main grid connected to the mainland was damaged in a major storm. We have also revived the bee population on the island with the pollinator gardens that grow around the panels. After the bees came back, Ralston has become Vermont’s number one honey producer and has attracted worldwide attention dubbing it Ralston Gold! This project has been so fruitful that the solar farm and the pollinator garden have become a huge tourist attraction for visitors to Ralston.
Ralston, Vermont's "Green Island" City 