WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. – Pump and Pantry is relying on clean energy to help fuel its site, reports MyNBC5.com.

The news source writes that the Williamstown, Vermont, convenience store has filled the back portion of its rooftop with 200 solar panels. "You know, as a gas station, we sell a lot of fossil fuels," Pump and Pantry owner Sam Adams said. "But we think it's nice to be able to offset some of that by using solar [energy] to power our gas pumps."

Adams told the news source that after expanding the business last year, his electricity bill increased. So to help manage the additional cost, he decided on solar. "It's quite a system, generating [more than] half the electricity for the store. We wanted something that would contribute to the environment as well as contribute to our bottom line," he said.

Suncommon, a Vermont company, installed the panels and calls Pump and Pantry a “trailblazer,” being the first convenience store the solar energy company has worked with as well as one of the first small businesses. "Businesses tend to have higher energy costs, so they're looking at ways to not only reduce [them] but to suit their bottom line," Suncommon's Emily McManamy told the news source.

Adams noted that he's happy about making a sustainable trade-off. "I think if everyone can do what they can to offset fossil fuels, that's a great thing,” he said