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Towns testing the winds
Holland, Oxford lay plans for wind farms
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December 22, 2009 With the Green Communities Act of 2009 pushing for increased percentages of renewable energy flowing through local wires in the coming years, sustainable energy conduction has become a huge topic of interest.
As towns begin to investigate different types of renewable energy sources — a proposed solar farm is currently before officials in Sturbridge — farms in both Holland and Oxford are positioning themselves to move into the future with a new type of crop: electricity.
Mike LaMountain, director of Huguenot Farms at Bondet Hill in Oxford and Northeast Concepts off Mashapaug Road in Holland recently signed into a 25-year leasing agreement with GTS Wind Energy of Plymouth to begin working toward establishing a viable, long-term source of electricity in the two towns.
GTS is a subsidiary of Aeronautica Windpower, also based in Plymouth, specializing in mid-scale wind turbines, smaller than those seen at commercial wind farms, but larger than those used strictly for a single residence.
See Thursday's Southbridge Evening News for complete coverage of community news.
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