Groton Wind Power Project

Groton Wind
Location of Groton Wind in New Hampshire
Country United States
Location Groton, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°45′N 71°48′W / 43.750°N 71.800°W / 43.750; -71.800Coordinates: 43°45′N 71°48′W / 43.750°N 71.800°W / 43.750; -71.800
Status Operational
Construction began 2011
Commission date December 2012
Construction cost $120 million[1]
Owner(s) Iberdrola Renovables
Wind farm
Type Onshore
Site area 4,180 acres
Hub height 78 metres (256 ft)
Rotor diameter 87 metres (285 ft)
Power generation
Units operational 24
Make and model Gamesa: G87 2.0 MW
Nameplate capacity 48 MW
Annual generation 144 - 158 GWh

Groton Wind Power Project a 48-megawatt wind farm, also known as Groton Wind Farm was constructed in 2012 in Groton, New Hampshire in the northeast United States. Owned by Iberdrola Renovables, it is the third major wind-power installation in the state of New Hampshire. Power is being sold to NSTAR under a power purchase agreement, and will go to the Boston area.[2]

Located on Tenney Mountain and Fletcher Mountain in Groton,[3] in Grafton County, it has 24 Gamesa G87, 2.0 MW turbines wind turbines. Delivery of turbine components began on June 25, 2012, and continued through August.[4]

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