Find out About the McGlynn School Wind Turbine

Medford’s first wind turbine, located at the McGlynn school complex, was officially unveiled on Thursday, January 29, at 10:30AM.

The turbine will stand 131 feet tall with 33-foot blades that will spin around 12 miles per hour. The project is expected to generate 170,000 Kilowatt hours per year, or about 10% of the school’s electricity. That’s a savings of $25,000 to the city and an estimated 76 tons of carbon dioxide to the environment.  Students will also be able to use special software that will collect data from the wind turbine so they can see how much electricity it is generating at any given moment.

Below is a picture of the wind turbine taken after the blades were installed last winter.  Medford Environmental Agent Patty Barry is pictured with the turbine.  Photo courtesy Susan Altman of the Medford Clean Energy Committee.

Watch video of the wind turbine dedication ceremony on Thursday, January 29, 2009, courtesy MHS-TV 15: