Smith (NH)
Hydro power plant · Coos County, New Hampshire
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Central Rivers Power NH, LLC
- County
- Coos County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.33%
- Rank among hydro plants in New Hampshire
- #4 of 31
- EIA plant code
- 2368
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 12 MW | 1948 | 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
| NE Renewable Bethlehem, LLC | Other | 18 MW |
| Amoskeag | Hydro | 16 MW |
| Jericho Power | Wind | 14 MW |
| Wheelabrator Concord Facility | Other | 14 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 15 MW solar plant and a 15 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