Nauset High generates turbine plan (Mass.)

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http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071003/NEWS/710030315

NORTH EASTHAM — Faced with escalating utility costs, Nauset Regional High School is considering an industrial-grade wind turbine.

"We spend over $200,000 per year for electricity," Nauset High principal Thomas Conrad said yesterday. "As budgets put more pressure on communities and taxpayers, it was our desire to look at any options that could help."

The project is still in its early phase, too early to be gathering public comment, Conrad said. "We obviously want to be sensitive to everybody involved, our neighbors and the national park," he said.

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The application calls for a 600-kilowatt turbine, although it also mentions the possibility of erecting up to a 1.5 megawatt turbine. The Massachusetts Maritime Academy is currently using a 660-kilowatt turbine, and Cape Cod Community College is also considering one of a similar size.