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Westford Solar Park spurs jobs and sparks the imagination

By Brenda J. Buote

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 06, 2012

The 22-acre Westford Solar Park is New England's largest privately owned solar energy park. In its first year, the facility is expected to produce 5.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity. When fully operational, it will produce enough electricity to power more than 600 homes. But even today, with the site still under construction, the solar park is not only turning on light bulbs — it's also turning on young minds to the possibilities of renewable energy.

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