A wind turbine that has stood tall in Newburyport, Massachusetts for more than 15 years was taken down on Thursday morning.

The 292-foot-tall turbine in Newburyport was put up by the Mark Richey Woodworking business in 2009. The company said it could no longer find the parts needed to make repairs.

"The turbine was no longer operational despite considerable efforts to source replacement parts to keep the turbine running," the company said in a statement.

The blades on the turbine spanned 158 feet and generated enough electricity to power 150 average American homes, the company said. The company's manufacturing facility sourced 60% of its power from the turbine, and the rest from solar and biomass systems.

The dismantled wind turbine in Newburyport. CBS Boston

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