Mine Falls Generating Station
Hydro power plant · Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- City of Nashua, NH
- County
- Hillsborough County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among hydro plants in New Hampshire
- #16 of 31
- EIA plant code
- 10183
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 1.7 MW | 1985 | 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
| Jackman | Hydro | 3.2 MW |
| Errol Hydroelectric Project | Hydro | 3.0 MW |
| Plymouth State College Cogeneration | Other | 2.8 MW |
| Pembroke Hydro | Hydro | 2.7 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 3.0 MW solar plant and a 3.0 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