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National Grid set to build 19 solar power facilities in Mass.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/12/13/solar-expansion/q8OghOlw3hZli5W84ARM1J/story.html[font face=Serif][font size=5]National Grid set to build 19 solar power facilities in Mass.[/font]
By Jay FitzgeraldGlobe Correspondent December 13, 2014
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The new installations, located on both public and private land, would be owned and maintained by National Grid, which has previously built small solar facilities across the state generating a combined 5 megawatts of power. The forthcoming ones would produce more than triple that amount.
Spread out at locations from Attleboro to Sturbridge, each of the new installations would generate, on average, less than a megawatt of power per site.
But the combined 16 megawatts that National Grid plans to construct, starting early next year, is a huge undertaking by Massachusetts standards. Costing the utility up to $75 million, the project will entail adding about 50,000 solar panels and is expected to completed by next June.
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Down the line, some of the sites could also experiment with solar storage technologies.
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By Jay FitzgeraldGlobe Correspondent December 13, 2014
[font size=3]…
The new installations, located on both public and private land, would be owned and maintained by National Grid, which has previously built small solar facilities across the state generating a combined 5 megawatts of power. The forthcoming ones would produce more than triple that amount.
Spread out at locations from Attleboro to Sturbridge, each of the new installations would generate, on average, less than a megawatt of power per site.
But the combined 16 megawatts that National Grid plans to construct, starting early next year, is a huge undertaking by Massachusetts standards. Costing the utility up to $75 million, the project will entail adding about 50,000 solar panels and is expected to completed by next June.
…
Down the line, some of the sites could also experiment with solar storage technologies.
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