Groton Wind Power Project a 48-megawatt
wind farm
A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind tur ...
, also known as Groton Wind Farm was constructed in 2012 in
Groton, New Hampshire
Groton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 569 at the 2020 census.
History
It was originally named "Cockermouth" in honor of Charles Wyndham, Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont, who was Great Brit ...
in the northeast United States. Owned by
Iberdrola Renovables, it is the third major wind-power installation in the state of
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
. Power is being sold to
NSTAR under a
power purchase agreement
A power purchase agreement (PPA), or electricity power agreement, is a contract between two parties, one which generates electricity (the seller) and one which is looking to purchase electricity (the buyer). The PPA defines all of the commercial te ...
, and will go to the Boston area.
Located on
Tenney Mountain and Fletcher Mountain in Groton, in
Grafton County
Grafton County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices ...
, it has 24 Gamesa G87, 2.0 MW turbines wind turbines. Delivery of turbine components began on June 25, 2012, and continued through August.
References
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Groton Wind Farm
Energy infrastructure completed in 2012
Buildings and structures in Grafton County, New Hampshire
Wind farms in New Hampshire