NEWINGTON

How NEWINGTON compares

With 414 MW of capacity, NEWINGTON ranks 5th among the 59 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Hampshire and is the largest of the 6 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 90% of New Hampshire's operating Oil capacity and 8.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 15th-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1974, it is older than 67% of the 58 operating New Hampshire plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH, runs 13 operating plants in New Hampshire totaling 1,183 MW. It shares Rockingham County with 5 other operating plants, including SEABROOK and GRANITE RIDGE.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 414 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 57.8 GWh in 2024 (a 1.6% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ELIOT (345 kV), about 4.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 2,050 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SEABROOK (1,242 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, ColoCenter.com - Manchester NH in Manchester, about 35.3 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology