SCHILLER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 171 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Rockingham County
- Operator
- PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1952
- EIA plant ID
- 2367
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 0.499 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- under 0.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.0976, -70.7838
SCHILLER, a 171 MW Coal power plant in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH, commissioned 1952.
How SCHILLER compares
With 171 MW of capacity, SCHILLER ranks 6th among the 59 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Hampshire and is the smallest of the 2 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 26% of New Hampshire's operating Coal capacity and 3.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 210th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1952, it is older than 77% 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.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 171 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 0.499 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%). Its generators came online between 1952 and 1970.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is ELIOT (345 kV), about 5.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 2,293 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 35.7 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
Weather peril exposure
SCHILLER is a 171 MW coal power plant in Rockingham County, NH, operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH, commissioned in 1952. Rockingham County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.4 of 5 at the 34th national percentile. Coastal flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 96th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Rockingham County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 8.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 19.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 17.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.0 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Rockingham County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.