Excess energy credits to be sold; Ratepayers to benefit, once wind turbines are up and running.(LOCAL NEWS)

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: February 14, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Mark E. Ellis

PRINCETON - The Princeton Municipal Light Department has signed an agreement with the Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance to sell about 8 million kilowatt hours of energy credits to the alliance annually once the town's wind turbines are built, Larry Chretien, alliance executive director, has announced.

The agreement is expected to bring an estimated $320,000 per year to the Princeton Light Department, Manager Jonathan V. Fitch said yesterday. The money will offset ratepayers' costs for electricity, he said.

Mr. Chretian said the agreement ...

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