As with any major ski operation, Camelback Mountain Resort has major electricity demands and locations with high wind velocity. For those reasons, Berry has been exploring a wind power solution for some time. He has been in direct discussions with Mass Megawatts for a number of months regarding MAT technology, and his investment in Electric City Wind Power has been taken as sign by industry watchers that these talks have been ratcheted up to a new level. An independent ski industry consultant estimated that Camelback could easily require up to three Mega watts of wind power equipment.
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. is a major shareholder in Electric City Wind Power Corp. and receives a 10% licensing fee on all of the Electric City's sales volume.
At a recent Electric City Wind Power Shareholder's Meeting, Berry spoke to the fact that there were over 20 ski resort operators in Pennsylvania, and that he fully expected to see the industry as a whole to begin to adopt wind power as a solution to ever-increasing electricity prices.
"Arthur Berry is probably the most genuine person I've ever known. We're truly excited to have him join the Company, and are happy to have someone with such deep knowledge and experience in the ski resort industry to serve as a valued advisor as we begin to bring the MAT technology to that huge market space," said John Moran, a senior sales executive and shareholder with Electric City Wind Power.
CBH20, a firm headed by Berry, purchased Camelback in June of 2005 for $48,000,000, and since the acquisition a continuing progression of projects, with a total cost of over $120,000,000, ranging from a water park to a 420-room hotel, have been underway at the resort's 375-acre site.
