In France, they stormed the Bastille on July 14th, but in Porstmouth they stormed 'Windmill Hill' with contstruction equipment in the first major on site work of the project.

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You'll now see a sign at the basketball courts that identifies the project site. The first major step is called "clear and grub" that, basically, removes all the existing vegitation and makes the site ready for construction. You can also see the first excavation where the actual foundation will be constructed. The rest of the area has been cleared to allow construction of a temporary access road that will also be the path for the electrical transmission lines to connect to the National Grid power tansmission network.

The wind turbine, on its 65 meter tower atop the second highest hill on Aquidneck Island, long ago called “windmill hill”, will be a visible indication of Portsmouth’s commitment to ‘green’ energy. It will play a role in reducing the Town’s ‘carbon footprint’ and will help achieve the State’s goal of 20 percent of its energy produced by renewable resources by 2020.

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