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Westport voters face turbine question
An expert says that a wind turbine at the town-owned forest behind Beech Grove Cemetery would generate as much electricity or more than a similar turbine in Portsmouth, R.I. that has netted that town $281,219 in cash after all costs in just one year.
After hearing on March 20 that an investment in a 1.65 megawatt turbine may produce as good as or better results than Portsmouth's The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed to place a question of whether the town will fund a $14,500 feasibility study on the Town Meeting.
May 14, 2010
by Jill Rodrigues
in EastBay RI
New proposal to build a utility-scale turbine, perhaps at Town Forest
WESTPORT - An expert says that a wind turbine at the town-owned forest behind Beech Grove Cemetery would generate as much electricity or more than a similar turbine in Portsmouth, R.I. that has netted that town $281,219 in cash after all costs in just one year.
After hearing on March 20 that an investment in a 1.65 megawatt turbine may produce as good as or better results than Portsmouth's - whose turbine generated more power and more revenue than expected - The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed to place a... [continue via Web link]
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