NEWS 09.30.10

Nantucket High School Installs a Northern Power 100 Wind Turbine

Rising above the Nantucket High School football field and dominating the skyline in the center of the island is the newest green initiative on Nantucket, a 120-foot tall, three bladed windmill that will partially power the school as well as inspire a whole new generation of islanders to “think green.”

“We’re trying to help the school financially,” said Dave Fredericks, National Grid’s Vice President of Operations for Southern New England. “But we also want to get the kids excited about the discussion. I don’t know if wind will be the answer, but we want the kids to start having discussions about the future of energy.”

Fredericks spearheaded the project on the island following discussions with Wendy Schmidt, the president of ReMain Nantucket and the Schmidt Family Foundation. She along with her husband Google CEO Eric Schmidt partly funded the $600,000 project, along with money from the state.

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