Comerford

Hydro power plant · Grafton County, New Hampshire

Nameplate capacity
168 MW
Rank in New Hampshire
#7
of 61 plants
In service since
1930
September 1930

Details

Primary fuel
Hydro
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Operator
Great River Hydro, LLC
County
Grafton County
Generating units
4
Share of state capacity
3.66%
Rank among hydro plants in New Hampshire
#2 of 31
EIA plant code
2349

Generating units

Individual generating units at Comerford
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric49 MW48 MW1930Operating
GEN3Conventional Hydroelectric49 MW48 MW1930Operating
GEN4Conventional Hydroelectric49 MW48 MW1930Operating
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric22 MW23 MW1930Operating

Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.

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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 168 MW solar plant and a 168 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 New Hampshire power plants · What New Hampshire actually generates