Originally published July 29 2005
Mayor of Massachusetts town considers wind farm for power needs
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Leominster, Mass. Mayor Dean Mazzarella has noticed the rising cost of gasoline, and, in looking for an answer to the problem, is considering building a wind farm in his town as a source of alternative energy, reports the Sentinel and Enterprise.
The winds of change are blowing for Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella, who is considering a handful of proposals to put a wind farm in the city in an effort to switch to alternative energy.
"I'm a person who's perpetually trying to find another way to cut costs," Mazzarella said.
Oil prices climbed nearly 3 percent to finish at a record about $61 a barrel last Wednesday, causing gasoline prices across the area to inch well over $2.30 a gallon.
"Everyone is responding to the price at the pump because that smacks you in the face every week," said Steven Strong, founder and president of Solar Design Associates of Harvard, a national firm specializing in alternative energy solutions.
That situation, along with concern for the environment, has a growing number of North Central Massachusetts residents, municipalities, schools and businesses looking for better ways to heat their homes and power their lives -- but not everybody has embraced the trend.
Fitchburg Mayor Dan Mylott said fuel costs represent a significant expense for the city, but conceded he has no firm plans for adopting alternative energy.
The Lunenburg School Department, which recently completed a new primary school project, chose to focus on tighter windows and better insulation rather than solar heat, according to Clerk of Works for the Primary School Charles Hurley, mainly for financial reasons.
Leominster Schools Business Administrator Ernest Muserallo said his department is also looking at ways to save on energy costs, but only so much can be done.
Strong's company hoisted nearly $1 million worth of solar panels on to the roof of the 330,000-square-foot MIC complex in April, making it the biggest solar panel installation so far in New England, according to a Sentinel & Enterprise news report.
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