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Here you will find information about the New England wind project, Portsmouth Abbey. You can locate other New England wind projects on our Google Map.

A photo of a wind turbine.

Wind turbine and Abbey Church on the campus of Portsmouth Abbey school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. View a larger version of the photo.

Portsmouth Abbey

Portsmouth, RI

United States

(41.5887/-71.2531)

Owner/Operator: Portsmouth Abbey

Size: 660 kW

Technology: Single Vestas V-47 660 kW.

Type: Customer Sited (100 kW+)

Status: Operating

More Information:
Portsmouth Abbey School
Zoning board approves Abbey's wind turbine. (May 13, 2005).

Discussion:

This turbine was installed in Spring 2006 and is interconnected to serve the host facility's load.

The project was supported by a $450,000 grant from the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Fund.

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