Construction on the Dorchester, Mass., turbine began in May. The structure is located on the property of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103, which received a $260,000 grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative for the project. The wind turbine project cost $540,000 and supplies energy to the union's apprentice-training facility. IBEW Local 103 installed solar panels on the facility in November 2002.
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