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April 8, 2008

FAA rejects wind turbine at Portsmouth High School

PORTSMOUTH -- The federal government has rejected a proposal to install a wind turbine at a high school in Portsmouth.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the 213-foot-tall wind turbine proposed for Portsmouth High School would be too high. The FAA says the plan needs to be modified.

The agency had earlier rejected a proposed turbine at Portsmouth Middle School.

The turbine is intended to cut the costs of energy use in schools and curb reliance on fossil fuels. Voters last fall approved a $3 million bond to build a wind turbine at either the middle school or high school.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 6:37 PM | Permalink

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