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Article Source: Energy.govMount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) in Gardner, Massachusetts, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy, made a huge investment in renewable energy by installing two new utility-scale wind turbines on their campus this year.
--Mark Higgins
The turbines are expected to provide an annual savings of approximately $700,000 based on the area's current utility rates -- a figure which more than offsets the annual debt service on the turbines.
MWCC's purchase of two Vestas V82 1.65 megawatt turbines, now towering 270 feet above campus, was made possible through a grant from the Department of Energy.
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