Lempster Mountain Wind Power Project
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Lempster Mountain Wind Power Project is a 24-megawatt wind farm
, opened in 2008 in Lempster, New Hampshire
in the northeast United States. Owned by Iberdrola
, it is the first major wind-power installation in the state of New Hampshire
.
Located 5 miles from Mount Sunapee
, it has 12 wind turbines stretching over several connected ridgelines.
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
, opened in 2008 in Lempster, New Hampshire
Lempster, New Hampshire
Lempster is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,154 at the 2010 census. Settlements include the town center and the village of East Lempster.- History :...
in the northeast United States. Owned by Iberdrola
Iberdrola
Iberdrola , headquartered in Bilbao, is a private utility with a global footprint and over 150 years of experience...
, it is the first major wind-power installation in the state of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
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Located 5 miles from Mount Sunapee
Mount Sunapee
Mount Sunapee is a -long mountain ridge in the towns of Newbury and Goshen in western New Hampshire. Its highest peak, at the north end of the mountain, is above sea level. The mountain has three secondary peaks, White Ledges at ; North Peak at ; and South Peak at...
, it has 12 wind turbines stretching over several connected ridgelines.