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GRAFTON – Sunlight may soon be especially welcome at this Grafton site.
The Planning Board in February heard plans from Wyman-Gordon – which operates at 244 Worcester Street – to construct a large solar facility on 10.8 acres of its existing 162-acre lot. Approximately 1,750 solar panels would be installed, and the power generated would be utilized on-site. According to plans, it would be a 3-megawatt facility.
“What we have here tonight is an opportunity to repurpose some obsolete or underutilized land. It’s all within the footprint of the plant,” said Adam Hartman, a Wyman-Gordon employee who presented the plans to the Planning Board.
He continued: “Converting this area into … a solar array does a number of things, but it represents a significant investment by the plant, and demonstrates the company’s commitment to modernizing the site, improving sustainability, and removing outdated infrastructure that’s no longer contributing to the facility’s operations.”
The Grafton facility contains one of the nation’s largest forging presses, several of the world’s most powerful hydraulic presses, and “meets the critical needs of the aerospace industry, energy industry, as well as military and original equipment manufacturers.”
Originally designated as Air Force Plant 63, the facility was purchased by Wyman-Gordon in 1982 from the U.S. government, although the company had operated it as a contractor since its establishment. The plant consistently delivers timely, innovative, and high‑quality solutions to some of the most demanding manufacturing challenges.
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