Power plants planned and retiring in New Hampshire
New Hampshire plans 24 MW, 1% of its 4,331 MW in service (49th of 51). 24 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 24 MW.
New Hampshire: planned against running
New Hampshire planned, by fuel
- Solar 24 MW (100%)
New Hampshire operating, by fuel
- Solar 4 MW (0%)
- Storage 14 MW (0%)
- Wind 212 MW (5%)
- Natural gas 1,232 MW (28%)
- Coal 438 MW (10%)
- Nuclear 1,247 MW (29%)
- Hydro 506 MW (12%)
- Oil 494 MW (11%)
- Other 183 MW (4%)
When New Hampshire capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in New Hampshire, 2026 to 2028: 3 rows
| Year | New Hampshire planned MW | New Hampshire retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | No data |
| 2027 | No data | 108 |
| 2028 | No data | 330 |
3 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVNew Hampshire projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the New Hampshire projects are
New Hampshire: 2 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter New Hampshire planned projects
Filter the 2 planned project lines in New Hampshire.
24 MW across 2 project lines, 1% of the 4,331 MW operating in New Hampshire.
- Nutes Solar, Strafford: 20 MW solar, online 2026
- Kearsarge Grissom, Sullivan: 4 MW solar, online 2026
What the New Hampshire numbers say
New Hampshire runs 4,331 MW today. The planned list would add 24 MW (1%) while 438 MW (10%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, New Hampshire has 24 MW due online and 438 MW due to retire there.
New Hampshire planned mix: 100% solar, storage and wind, 0% natural gas. New Hampshire stages: 24 MW under construction or in testing. New Hampshire retired 156 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 130 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
New Hampshire capacity by fuel and status
| New Hampshire fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in New Hampshire, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 4 | 24 | – | – | 130 |
| Storage | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Wind | 212 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural gas | 1,232 | – | – | – | – |
| Coal | 438 | – | 438 | 95 | – |
| Nuclear | 1,247 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 506 | – | – | 2 | – |
| Oil | 494 | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 183 | – | – | 58 | – |
| All fuels | 4,331 | 24 | 438 | 156 | 130 |
New Hampshire counties with the most planned capacity
| New Hampshire county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strafford County | 20 | 1 | Solar |
| Sullivan County | 4 | 1 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in New Hampshire
| New Hampshire plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutes Solar | Strafford | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 20 |
| Kearsarge Grissom | Sullivan | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 4 |
New Hampshire against its neighbors
New Hampshire: planned MW equal 1% of operating. Bordering states: Massachusetts plans 6% of what it runs (5 points above New Hampshire); Maine plans 10% of what it runs (9 points above New Hampshire); Vermont plans 13% of what it runs (12 points above New Hampshire).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for New Hampshire: 135 operating generators, 2 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
New Hampshire: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
24 MW, 1% of the 4,331 MW New Hampshire runs. 24 MW is being built or tested in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads New Hampshire with 24 of 24 planned MW.
New Hampshire: which power plants are retiring?
438 MW of New Hampshire units have a retirement date, of which 438 MW is coal and 0 MW natural gas.
Will New Hampshire get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. New Hampshire has 130 MW canceled or postponed, and 156 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.