Ridgefield's West Lane Inn Honored by Connecticut Green Bank for Clean Energy Project

In recognition of their contributions to the deployment of clean energy and demonstrated leadership in their industries in 2020, the Connecticut Green Bank has announced the honorees of their annual PACEsetter Awards and the Smart-E Loan Top Performers.

Among the honorees is Ridgefield's West Lane Inn owned by Danille Petrie and Christine Carnicelli.

According to a Connecticut Green Bank press release, The Connecticut Green Bank’s PACEsetter Awards acknowledge contractors, building owners and other stakeholders who are advancing the green energy movement through C-PACE, and whose leadership establishes a “pace” for others in their field to follow.

The West Lane Inn and Eastern Mechanical Services, Inc. of Danbury have been recognized for their project that removed an old oil heating system and replaced it with efficient electric heat pumps that harness renewable energy (heat) from the environment, reducing costs and increasing guest comfort. This was the contractor’s first C-PACE project.

Petrie and Carnicelli of Ridgefield purchased The West Lane Inn in 2019 from longtime owner Debbie Prieger. 

Learn more about the Connecticut Green Bank awards here.