Lochmere Hydroelectric Plant
Hydro power plant · Belknap County, New Hampshire
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC
- County
- Belknap County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among hydro plants in New Hampshire
- #29 of 31
- EIA plant code
- 54572
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| UNT2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| UNT3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| UNT4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 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 New Hampshire
| Somersworth Lower Great Dam | Hydro | 1.3 MW |
| Hillsborough Hosiery | Hydro | 1.2 MW |
| Lower Village Water Power Project | Hydro | 1.2 MW |
| EHC West Hopkinton | Hydro | 1.0 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 1.2 MW solar plant and a 1.2 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