Groton Wind Power Project
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Groton Wind | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Groton, New Hampshire |
Coordinates | 43°45′N 71°48′W / 43.75°N 71.8°W |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2011 |
Commission date | December 2012 |
Construction cost | $120 million[1] |
Owner | Iberdrola Renovables |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
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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]