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Glenview To Grow New 'Solar Tree'
The 35-foot-tall structure at 2300 Patriot Blvd. would produce about 3,000 kWh of electricity per year.

The Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Services Academy plans to erect a 35-foot-tall "solar tree" structure in front of its building at 2300 Patriot Blvd., the Chicago Tribune reports.
The $73,000 structure will be built by the Arlington Heights architectural firm, Tactical Design, it will produce about 3,000 kWh of electricity every year and would power a pump that collects rainwater from a nearby trench, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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