By Paula Tracy, Union Leader:
The tiny town of Groton has a huge new source of revenue.
The windfall is from a wind farm now going up along its ridge lines and visible from the Pemi-Baker Valley.
Selectmen inked a 15-year-agreement with the Spanish wind energy giant Iberdrola which brings in $528,000 in the first year. The 2012 Groton town budget is $546,000; if all approved warrant articles are included, it totals $742,000, according to Pamela Hamel, administrative assistant to the Selectboard.
Iberdrola is moving to complete its $120 million, 48-megawatt project by the end of the year… Read more
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