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__**The MMA Wind Turbine**__
 * Turbine Facts**


 * Vestas V47 660kW
 * 242 feet tall
 * Blade Sweep- 154 feet
 * Generates over 1/4 campus electricity needs
 * Reduces electricity costs by more than 27%
 * Educational tool for renewable energy career seekers
 * No polluting emissions

The cost of the MAA wind turbine was $1.34 million. Financial support came from the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust (MRET) and the state's Department of Capital Asset Management (DCAM). The 248-foot-tall wind turbine displaces utility-supplied electricity at the retail rate, providing a simple payback of less than 5 years.

Over its lifetime, the turbine will produce more than **$7 million worth of electricity** for the academy. This is a conservative estimate considering today's ever-rising utility rates.

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 * "This turbine is a money machine. Every time the wind blows, we can invest that savings in more renewable energy. Our engineering cadets will see that this is an efficient opportunity to harness a natural resource that will always be available and always be free; for us, it's a two-fer."

Admiral Richard Gurnon President ||