State Approves Fitchburg Cogeneration Plant

8.08.11

8:13 am

Businesses, Company News

The state Department of Public Utilities approved an agreement between power supplier Unitil and manufacturer Simonds International for a cogeneration plant at the company's Fitchburg campus.

Simonds wants to install a $5.5-million cogeneration system at its Fitchburg headquarters, which it said would save the company 40 percent on annual energy costs. The DPU approved a plan for Unitil to sell Simonds natural gas at a rate specifically for the cogeneration plant.

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