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 Wind power, to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundre ...

, 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 Brita ...

in the northeast United States. Owned by

Iberdrola Renovables Iberdrola Renovables was a subsidiary of Iberdrola, headquartered in Valencia, Spain, which included companies in the domains of renewable energy, particularly wind power. The firm was the world's largest renewable energy firm: it was the worl ...

, it is the third major wind-power installation in the state of

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, 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 t ...

. 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 Tenney Mountain is a mountain near Plymouth, 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 ...

and Fletcher Mountain in Groton, 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.

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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