Wyre Wynd Hydroelectric Project
Hydro power plant · New London County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Relevate Power Management LLC
- County
- New London County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among hydro plants in Connecticut
- #9 of 14
- EIA plant code
- 69673
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.7 MW | 2.7 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 1984 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Connecticut
| UI RCP New Haven Fuel Cell | Natural gas | 2.8 MW |
| UI RCP Woodbridge FC | Natural gas | 2.8 MW |
| Jewett City 1 | Other | 2.6 MW |
| Pepperidge Farm Bloomfield | Natural gas | 2.6 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.8 MW solar plant and a 2.8 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Connecticut power plants · What Connecticut actually generates