Harvard to buy power from Maine wind farm

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Harvard to buy power from Maine wind farm

By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Nov 2, 2009 at 8:00 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 2, 2009 at 5:16 PM EST

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard University has entered into a
15-year agreement to buy power and renewable energy certificates
from a wind energy farm to be built in Maine.

Harvard officials announced Monday that Stetson Wind II facility
near Danforth, Maine, expected to go online in the middle of next
year, will eventually provide more than 10 percent of the
university's electricity needs. Federal environmental regulators
say that will make Harvard the largest purchaser of wind power by a
university or college in New England.

Harvard used more than 247 million kilowatt hours of electricity
last year.

Harvard President Drew Faust said in a statement the agreement
is part of the university's pledge to expand use of green power and
reduce waste.

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