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May 1, 2008 1:47 pm US/Eastern

Massachusetts OKs New NStar Wind Power Option

BOSTON (AP) ― NStar electric customers in Massachusetts will be able to buy renewable energy directly from wind farms under a newly approved billing option.

The state Department of Public Utilities approved the "NStar Green" program on Wednesday.

NStar's more than 1 million residential customers in eastern and central Massachusetts will be able to buy either half or all their electricity from wind farms in the Northeast. An average customer would pay a premium of about $5 to $10 per month above current basic service rates.

The energy would come from either Maple Ridge Wind Farm in upstate New York, or from Kibby Mountain, a wind farm under development in Maine. NStar has signed two 10-year contracts to receive energy from the wind farms.

NStar is collaborating in the program with environmental organizations.

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