15th largest plant in New Hampshire · 4420th nationally
Lempster Wind Llc is a wind power plant in New Hampshire with a nameplate capacity of 24.0 MW. It generates roughly 55.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,297 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Lempster Wind Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Lempster |
| County | Sullivan County |
| State | New Hampshire |
| ZIP | 03605 |
| Coordinates | 43.23300, -72.14550 |
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 | 24.0 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 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%.