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Groton Wind Power Project

Coordinates: 43°45′N 71°48′W / 43.75°N 71.8°W / 43.75; -71.8
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Groton Wind
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CountryUnited States
LocationGroton, New Hampshire
Coordinates43°45′N 71°48′W / 43.75°N 71.8°W / 43.75; -71.8
StatusOperational
Construction began2011
Commission dateDecember 2012
Construction cost$120 million[1]
OwnerIberdrola Renovables
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 48 MW

Groton Wind is a 48-megawatt wind farm, 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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