List of power stations in Vermont explained

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Vermont, sorted by type and name. In 2020, Vermont had a total summer capacity of 829 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 2,156 GWh.[1] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 56.5% hydroelectric, 17.3% biomass, 16.3% wind, 9.6% solar photovoltaics, 0.1% petroleum, and 0.1% other. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 239 GWh to the state's electrical grid in 2023. This was about 20 percent more than the generation by Vermont's utility-scale photovoltaic plants.

Vermont's 99.9% share of electricity from renewable sources was the highest in the United States during 2019. Vermont had the second lowest population after Wyoming, and total electricity consumption was the lowest among all 50 states. Vermont consumed three times more electricity than it generated in-state, and imported most of its electricity needs from Canada and New York.[2] Vermont's Renewable Electricity Standard aims for the state to obtain 90% of all electricity from renewable sources by 2050, in part by further reducing per-capita consumption through less waste and greater efficiency of electricity use.[3]

Nuclear power stations

The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant generated 620 MW of base load electricity during years 1972–2014.[4] Vermont had no operating utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019.

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Coal-fired

Vermont had no operating utility-scale plants that used coal as a fuel in 2019.

Natural gas-fired

Vermont had no operating utility-scale plants that used fossil gas as a primary fuel in 2019 (see also Biomass).

Petroleum-fired

Note: All plants fueled by petroleum in Vermont were peaker plants in 2019.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW) 		Refs Year
Opened 		Note
Ascutney Plant Windsor County 13.2 [5] [6] 1961
Berlin 5 Plant Washington County 42 [7] [8] 1972
Burlington GT Plant Chittenden County 25 [9] [10] 1971
Colchester 16 Plant Chittenden County 18 [11] [12] 1965
Florence Plant Rutland County 9.2 [13] [14] 1992
Project 10 Plant Franklin County 48 [15] [16] 2010
Rutland Plant Rutland County 13.2 [17] [18] 1962
Vergennes 9 Plant Addison County 4 [19] [20] 1964 paired with
2MW hydro

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Biomass

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW) 		Refs Year
Opened 		Fuel
Coventry Clean Energy Orleans County 8.0 [21] 2019 landfill gas
J C McNeil Generating Station Chittenden County 50 [22] 1984 primary:
wood chips (99%)
secondary:
fossil gas or oil
Moretown Renewable Energy Washington County 1.6 [23] 2009 landfill gas
Ryegate Power Station Caledonia County 20 [24] [25] 1992 primary:
wood chips
secondary:
propane

Hydroelectric

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Vermont.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW) 		Refs Year
Opened 		Note
Beldens Hydropower Plant Addison County 5.7 [26] 1913 4.1MW added 1988
Bellows Falls Hydropower Station Windham County 40.8 [27] 1928
Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Washington County 8.8 [28] 1986
Chace Mill Winooski One Hydro Addison County 7.5 [29] 1993
Essex 19 Hydroelectric Chittenden County 8.0 1917
Windham County 33.6 [30] [31] 1924
Highgate Falls Hydroelectric Franklin County 11.1 [32] 1930 3.2MW added 1954
5.8MW added 1990
Huntington Falls Hydroelectric Addison County 5.7 1911 25% increase 1989
Marshfield 6 Hydropower Plant Washington County 5.0 [33] 1927
Caledonia County 10.4 [34] [35] 1931
Milton Hydropower Plant Chittenden County 7.4 [36] 1929
Peterson Hydropower Plant Chittenden County 6.3 [37] 1948
Pownal TanneryBennington County0.5[38] 1866
Proctor Hydropower Plant Rutland County 10.0 [39] 1905 1.6MW added 1927
2.9MW added 1984
Sheldon Springs Hydroelectric Franklin County 25.2 [40] 1988
Vernon Dam Hydropower Station Windham County 35.9 [41] [42] 1909 8.4MW added 1921
Waterbury 22 Hydropower Plant Washington County 5.5 [43] 1953
Wilder Hydropower Station Windsor County 35.6 [44] [45] 1950 3.2MW added 1987
Wrightsville Hydroelectric Plant Washington County 0.8 [46]

Wind

See also: Wind power in Vermont.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW) 		Refs Year
Opened 		Turbine
Mfg Spec
Deerfield Wind Farm Bennington County 30 [47] [48] 2017 Gamesa 2.0MW
Georgia Mountain Wind Farm Chittendon County 10 [49] 2012 Goldwind 2.5MW
Kingdom Community Wind Project Orleans County 63 [50] 2012 Vestas 3.0MW
Searsburg Wind Energy Facility Bennington County 6 [51] 1997 Zond 0.5MW
Sheffield Wind Farm Caledonia County 40 [52] 2011 Clipper 2.5MW

Solar

See also: Solar power in Vermont.

Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MWAC)
(Storage (MW)) 		Refs Year
Opened 		Note
Rutland County 1.5 [53] 2015
Coolidge Solar Farm Windsor County 19.6 [54] 2018
Elizabeth Mines Solar Array Orange County 5.0 [55] 2017
Essex Solar Storage Hybrid Chittendon County 4.5 (2) [56] 2019
Ferrisburgh Solar Storage Hybrid Addison County 5.0 (2) 2019
Hartford Solar Array Windsor County 5.0 [57] 2016
Milton Solar Storage Hybrid Chittendon County 5.0 (2) 2019
Panton Solar Project Addison County 4.9 (1) [58] 2016
Williamstown 2 Solar Array Orange County 5.0 [59] 2016
Williston Solar Farm Chittendon County 4.7 [60] 2016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vermont Electricity Profile . U.S. Energy Information Administration . 2021-01-04.
  2. Web site: Vermont Electricity Profile Analysis . U.S. EIA . 2021-01-04.
  3. Web site: 2016 Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan - Executive Summary . Vermont Department of Public Service . 2020-01-04.
  4. Web site: A Brief History of Vermont Nuclear Power - Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station . State of Vermont - Department of Public Service . 2020-12-21.
  5. Web site: Ascutney . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  6. Web site: Ascutney Oil Plant VT . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  7. Web site: Berlin 5 . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  8. Web site: Berlin 5 Oil Plant VT . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  9. Web site: Burlington GT . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  10. Web site: Burlington GT Oil Plant VT . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  11. Web site: Colchester 16 . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  12. Web site: Colchester 16 Oil Plant VT . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  13. Web site: Florence . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  14. Web site: Florence Oil Plant VT . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  15. Web site: VPPSA Project 10 . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  16. Web site: Project 10 . Vermont Public Power Supply Authority . 2020-12-12.
  17. Web site: Rutland . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  18. Web site: Rutland Oil Plant VT . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  19. Web site: Vergennes 9 . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  20. Web site: Vergennes 9 Oil Plant VT . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  21. Web site: Services-Landfills-Coventry VT Landfill . Cassella Waste Systems, Inc. . 2020-12-12.
  22. Web site: McNeal Generating Station . Burlington Electric Department . 2020-12-12.
  23. Web site: Vermont Town Uses Landfill to Power Electric Grid . Voice of America . 2009-10-27.
  24. Web site: Ryegate Program . VEPP Inc. . 2020-12-16.
  25. Web site: Ryegate . Partnership for Policy Integration . 2020-12-16.
  26. Web site: Beldens Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  27. Web site: Bellows Falls Hydropower Station . Great River Hydro . 2020-12-12.
  28. Web site: Bolton Falls Hydroelectric . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  29. Web site: Chace Mill Winooski One Hydro . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  30. Web site: Harriman Station and Reservoir . Great River Hydro . 2020-12-12.
  31. Web site: Harriman Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  32. Web site: Highgate Falls Hydroelectric . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  33. Web site: Marshfield 6 Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  34. Web site: Mcindoe Station . Great River Hydro . 2020-12-12.
  35. Web site: McIndoes Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  36. Web site: Milton Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  37. Web site: Peterson Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  38. Web site: US EPA . OLEM . 2020-12-18 . R1 Success Story: Pownal Dam, Pownal, Vt. . 2024-07-25 . www.epa.gov . en.
  39. Web site: Proctor Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  40. Web site: Sheldon Springs Hydroelectric . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  41. Web site: Vernon Hydropower Station . Great River Hydro . 2020-12-12.
  42. Web site: Vernon Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  43. Web site: Waterbury 22 Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  44. Web site: Wilder Hydropower Station . Great River Hydro . 2020-12-12.
  45. Web site: Wilder Hydro Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 2020-12-12.
  46. Web site: Washington Electric Co-op . letsgo.coop . 2023-07-12.
  47. Web site: Deerfield wind begins operation . Vermont Business Magazine . 2017-12-29 .
  48. Web site: No large wind projects are under consideration in Vermont for the first time in years . April McCullum . Burlington Free Press . 2020-01-27.
  49. Web site: Georgia Mountain (USA) Wind Farm . thewindpower.net . 2020-12-12 .
  50. Web site: Kingdom Community Wind Project . power-technology.com . 2020-12-12 .
  51. Web site: Searsburg Wind Energy Facility (USA) . thewindpower.net . 2020-12-12 .
  52. Web site: Sheffield (USA) Wind Farm . thewindpower.net . 2020-12-12 .
  53. Web site: 2015-10-27. Boardman Hill Solar Farm in Rutland has ribbon cutting. 2021-04-12. VTDigger. en-US.
  54. Web site: Coolidge Solar Project on schedule and expected to go live in December . Sharon Huntley . Vermont Journal . 2018-10-17 .
  55. Web site: Vermont's largest solar farm to go online at Superfund site . Vermont Business Magazine . 2017-09-07.
  56. Web site: Vermont solar storage projects aim to lower costs during peak demand . Bill Opalka . Vermont Journal . 2019-01-28 .
  57. Web site: GMP Solar - Hartford . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  58. Web site: Panton Solar Project . EDF Renewables . 2020-12-12.
  59. Web site: GMP Solar - Williamstown . U.S. Energy Information Agency . 2020-12-12.
  60. Web site: A new solar farm in williston . George Harvey . Green Energy Times . 2016-12-15.

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