Business & Tech
Another Wind Turbine Rises Soon in Portsmouth
Installation began Monday morning on the wind turbine at Hodges Badge. This will become the third wind turbine to be located in town and the fourth on Aquidneck Island.
This time next week, the horizon could appear dramatically different along East Main Road.
The final stage of construction began early Monday morning on the wind turbine. The 250-kilowatt turbine is being constructed behind the company’s headquarters and Rhode Island factory on East Main Road.
Following the commissioning of the turbine and acceptance by National Grid, the turbine will become the third in operation in Portsmouth, and the fourth on Aquidneck Island. In Portsmouth, a turbine is located at and another stands erected at .
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The Hodges Badge turbine will measure 98 feet tall and has three 49-foot blades. Able to generate power at a wind speed of just nine miles per hour, the turbine is expected to cover the electrical needs of Hodges’ entire manufacturing operation.
“We will be the first manufacturer in Rhode Island completely powered by our own renewable energy source” said company President Rick Hodges.
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The turbine project received grant funding from both the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Fund and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, administered by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources.
Construction is being managed by the John Milnes Co. of Middletown. The turbine should be erected and ready for final testing by Dec. 16.
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