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D300 takes wind out of power plan
With little fanfare, the Community Unit School District 300 Board drove a spike into an intergovernmental agreement to develop wind energy to power its schools.
But, ...there was no feasible way to fund the venture without large upfront investment.
April 10, 2012
by Janelle Walker
in The Courier-News
ALGONQUIN - With little fanfare, the Community Unit School District 300 Board drove a spike into an intergovernmental agreement to develop wind energy to power its schools.
However, a new intergovernmental agreement approved Monday night involving District 300 and Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 and Prospect Heights School District 23 - all three a part of the earlier wind energy consortium - will allow all three to save money on its future electricity costs.
District 300 had formed the School Wind Consortium with the two other districts in August 2010 with the goal of using renewable... [continue via Web link]
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