11th largest plant in New Hampshire · 3705th nationally
Groton Wind Llc is a wind power plant in New Hampshire with a nameplate capacity of 48.0 MW. It generates roughly 101.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 9,696 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 24% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Groton Wind Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Groton |
| County | Grafton County |
| State | New Hampshire |
| ZIP | 03266 |
| Coordinates | 43.76810, -71.81890 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 48.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Iso New England Inc. |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.