New Hampshire Nuclear Industry
| Nuclear Power Plants in New Hampshire Net Generation and Capacity, 2008 |
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| Plant Name | Unit Number | Net Capacity MW | Net Generation Thousand Kwh |
Capacity Factor (percent) |
Operator/Owner |
| Seabrook | 1 | 1,245 | 9,350 | 85 | FPL Energy Seabrook, Inc./Various 1 |
| Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report." 1. Plant Owners: FPL (Florida Power & Light) Energy Seabrook, Inc., (88.2%), Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (11.6%), Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant (0.1%), and Hudson Lighting & Power Department (0.1%). |
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October 28, 2003
FPL Group announces commitment to reduce emissions rate 18 percent by end of 2008
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – FPL Group today announced (that) it will voluntarily reduce its greenhouse gas emissions rate by 18 percent by the end of 2008 under the Climate Leaders Program, an industry partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency that is a key component of the Bush Administration's climate change policy.
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FPL Group will achieve the 18 percent reduction through a variety of efforts, including:
- Continuing to evaluate fuel switching and efficiency improvement opportunities at FPL's fossil-fuel plants.
- Improving the operating efficiency of its Seabrook nuclear power plant and increasing its output by nearly 7 percent.
- Building or buying power from clean natural gas fired generation to offset older less efficient facilities.
- Increasing participation of FPL customers in energy management and conservation programs.
- Continuing expansion of FPL Energy's U.S. leading wind energy portfolio.
- Introducing a green power program to FPL customers.
...Additional information is available on the Internet at www.FPLGroup.com, www.FPL.com and www.FPLEnergy.com.
New Hampshire's Nuclear Highlights
- In 2008, the State of New Hampshire ranked 24th in nuclear capacity and 26th in nuclear generation. Monthly and cumulative nuclear generation and annual nuclear capacity for each State and each reactor is reported in a table elsewhere on this site.
- Seabrook is the largest nuclear reactor in New England.
| Nuclear Generation in New Hampshire, 1960 through 2003 Million Kilowatt Hours |
 Sources: Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data Report 1999, and Electric Power Annual, Volume 1, 2001, and EIA Survey Form 906. |
Competing Fuels
| Electricity Market in New Hampshire, Share of Electricity Output, by Fuel, 2004 to 2007 | ||||||
| Year | Coal | Hydroelectric | Natural Gas |
Nuclear | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 46 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 18 | 7 | 27 | 43 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 39 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 43 | 12 | |
| Source: EIA Survey 923, "Power Plant Operations Report" and Predecessor Forms. | ||||||
In 2007, nuclear power provided nearly half of the electricity generated by the State. The percentage of electricity generated by coal, gas, nuclear, and hydropower for each state with at least one commercial reactor is reported in the Electricity Market table.
License Renewal
According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the current license for Seabrook expires after 2020. The application for renewal is not anticipated is the near future.
Information on the current status of all license renewal applications appears on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov . To locate the data, select "index," then select the letter "l" and click on "License Renewal."
Air Quality in New Hampshire
Total greenhouse emissions for the electric power industry of each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, are reported for the most current data year.
Of the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, the electric industry of the State of New Hampshire ranked 44th highest in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2007. The State's electric industry ranked 34th highest in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions and 47th highest in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.
| New Hampshire Airborne Emissions, Electricity Sector, 1990-2007 Metric Tons |
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| Year | Carbon Dioxide CO2 |
Sulfur Dioxide SO2 |
Nitrogen Oxides NOx |
| 1990 | 4,887,209 | 60,436 | 19,249 |
| 1991 | 4,531,670 | 43,268 | 19,402 |
| 1992 | 4,399,811 | 51,287 | 19,268 |
| 1993 | 4,553,269 | 47,075 | 19,811 |
| 1994 | 4,514,613 | 45,677 | 19,761 |
| 1995 | 4,427,335 | 41,187 | 10,873 |
| 1996 | 4,221,100 | 46,271 | 16,199 |
| 1997 | 5,194,119 | 54,022 | 19,844 |
| 1998 | 5,080,508 | 49,939 | 15,265 |
| 1999 | 4,960,510 | 51,780 | 12,548 |
| 2000 | 4,788,148 | 47,056 | 9,278 |
| 2001 | 4,422,336 | 44,135 | 7,672 |
| 2002 | 4,557,332 | 40,311 | 7,340 |
| 2003 | 7,600,128 | 52,314 | 10,373 |
| 2004 | 8,171,622 | 51,885 | 10,180 |
| 2005 | 8,166,076 | 46,948 | 11,178 |
| 2006 | 7,064,969 | 37,092 | 9,151 |
| 2007 | 6,848,507 | 39,093 | 6,635 |
| Source: EIA-767 and EIA-906 Survey, Energy Information Administration | |||
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