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NEW AT ELEVEN
HUNDREDS OF SOLAR PANELS ARE NOW
ONLINE IN NORTHAMPTON. THE SOLAR
ARRAY IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, AND WILL POWER
UP THE MASSDOT DISTRICT OFFICE
ON NORTH KING STREET IN
NORTHAMPTON. MASSDOT SECRETARY
RICHARD DAVEY TOLD 22NEWS
CONSTRUCTION CAME AT NO COST TO
TAXPAYERS. A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP WITH AREA CONTRACTOR
J-F WHITE ALLOWED FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE $400,000
PROJECT.
TRANSPORTATION IS A HUGE
GENERATOR FRANKLY OF GREENHOUSE
GAS AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO
WHETHER IT'S IMPROVING PUBLIC
TRANSIT ACROSS THE STATE OR
INSTANCES LIKE THIS IMPROVE THE
WAY WE DO BUSINESS. IT'S
CRITICAL.
UNDER OPTIMAL CONDITIONS, THE
SOLAR ARRAY WILL PRODUCE ENOUGH
POWER TO SUPPLY ONE-THIRD OF THE
BUILDING'S ENERGY NEEDS. LAST
JULY, THE MASSDOT BUILDING'S
ELECTRICITY COSTS WERE AROUND