Photographing the Social Landscape: Charlestown, along the waterfront of the Mystic River
From the swiftly changing Schrafft Center to the Charlestown Navy Yard (years ago in transition), on a cloudy, misty, drizzly, rainy day.
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in 2011 the MWRA installed a 1.5 megawatt wind turbine at the DeLauri Sewer Pump Station in Charlestown.
The turbine generates 3 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year and saves MWRA ratepayers $350,000 annually. The power generated is net-metered to offset MWRA electricity costs.
This $4.7 million project was paid for with stimulus funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.