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Rutland Is The Solar Capital Of New England, GMP Says

Vermont Public | By Nina Keck
Published September 16, 2015 at 10:02 AM EDT
A solar array atop the College of St. Joseph in Rutland is of 51 solar installations that has made the city the solar generation capital of New England.
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A solar array atop the College of St. Joseph in Rutland is of 51 solar installations that has made the city the solar generation capital of New England.

Green Mountain Power officials say its now official: Rutland is the solar generation capital of New England.The state’s largest utility reports that 51 homes, businesses and other installations in Rutland are generating nearly 7.8 megawatts of solar power.

That’s more per capita than in any other New England city. Green Mountain Power says there are currently solar installations on the Paramount Theatre, Rutland Regional Medical Center, the Vermont Farmer’s Food Center and at the College of St. Joseph, among other locations.

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Nina Keck
Nina has been reporting for VPR since 1996, primarily focusing on the Rutland area. An experienced journalist, Nina covered international and national news for seven years with the Voice of America, working in Washington, D.C., and Germany. While in Germany, she also worked as a stringer for Marketplace. Nina has been honored with two national Edward R. Murrow Awards: In 2006, she won for her investigative reporting on VPR and in 2009 she won for her use of sound. She began her career at Wisconsin Public Radio.
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