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THE 'Green' Wedding and Event facility in Marietta, GA

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The "Green" Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Georgia

THE Eco-Friendly Wedding and Event Facility Installs Solar PV System to Generate Clean Electricity and Dual Flush Toilets to Conserve Water

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, August 2, 2008 - Back in the twentieth century Billy Idol sang about a "White Wedding" in his 1982 hit. But in the twenty-first century, mother and son team Ellie and Marc Sommers are leading the charge in Atlanta for "green" weddings, as well as "green" special events and "green" corporate events. They are the owners of The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta, Georgia. This event facility is on four idyllic, forested acres near the entrance to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The Grand Ballroom of The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain

The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain, formerly known as the Kennesaw Mountain Winery, was acquired by the Sommers in 2006. They began implementing numerous environmentally friendly initiatives. Most recently they had a 1.3kW DC solar PV electric system, manufactured by Schuco Solar of Germany, mounted onto the roof of the facility's Grand Ballroom. The solar array was supplied and installed by Marietta-based SOENSO GA (soenso.com). The 1.3kW solar PV system will produce an average of 145kWh/month of free electricity. A system this size will generate just a portion of the total power needed for the facility, but it will shave peak-usage kWh's and reduce each month's electric bill. 
 

PLUS, generating 145kWh/month of clean electricity from solar PV instead of using that same amount of electricity generated by coal-fired utility power plants will have the following annual positive impact on the e1.3kW DC Solar PV Array at The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountainnvironment:

 - 2,826 pounds of carbon dioxide not released into the atmosphere

-  3 barrels of foreign oil not imported

 - 145 gallons of gasoline not consumed

Other sustainable initiatives underway at The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain include locally inspired and organic food, biodegradable and compostable food containers and flatware, waste recycling by Conex Recycling of Alpharetta and dual-flush toilets from ecoTransitions of Marietta. They also plan on insatlling a solar thermal water heating system from SOENSO GA.

The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain, 1127 White Circle NW, Marietta, Georgia 30060 www.gardensatkennesaw.com or www.parsleys.com.

Phone: (770) 396-5361, Email: catering@parsleys.com.

SOENSO GA solar energy dealer/installer - On the Web: www.soenso.com. Email: info@soenso.com.

 

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