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...says because Harvard began construction of MATEP and bought the diesel generators before it had been granted governmental permission, it made it “politically impossible to deny the plant its permit...
...They used their economic and political muscle to push the project through by beginning to construct the plant without a permit and by putting up a stack, which was enormously expensive,” Partan says. “They also purchased the diesel generators before they were licensed to construct and operate the plant. What this did for them was ensure that this plant would be built...
...Once they went down that road and spent a considerable sum in pushing the plant forward, there would have been no way to bridge the gap between the community and the University,” he says...
Nearly a year ago, Harvard ventured again into the utilities business, purchasing a one-time electricity-producing plant owned by NSTAR on the corner of Memorial Drive and Western Avenue...
...Vice President for Facilities and Environmental Services Thomas E. Vautin says Harvard learned its lesson from MATEP and will not seek to control the plant. The University has hired an independent contractor to operate it instead...