NEWS 12.23.10

Camden Hills Regional High School Gets OK for a Northern Power 100

After seven years of research, fundraising and giving presentations, the Camden Hills Regional High School student group Windplanners has been given the go-ahead from the town of Rockport to erect a 155-foot wind turbine on school grounds.

“We’re finally getting it,” said 18-year-old senior Anna Grigo. “It’s a dream come true for a lot of us.”

Groundbreaking for the wind turbine, which will be located near the school’s track field, could happen as early as next month. Students already have made a down payment and raised all but $60,000 of the $510,000 they need to buy the Northern Power 100 tower and turbine and have the equipment installed.

Click here to read the full story by the Bangor Daily News