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Sources of Vermont utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]

  Hydroelectric (56.5%)
  Biomass (17.3%)
  Wind (16.3%)
  Solar (9.6%)
  Petroleum (0.1%)
  Other (0.1%)

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.[2] 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.[1]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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Nuclear power stations

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The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant generated 620 MW of base load electricity during years 1972–2014.[5] Vermont had no operating utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019.[1]

Fossil-fuel power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[6]

Coal-fired

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Vermont had no operating utility-scale plants that used coal as a fuel in 2019.[1]

Natural gas-fired

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Vermont had no operating utility-scale plants that used fossil gas as a primary fuel in 2019 (see also Biomass).[1]

Petroleum-fired

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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 43°24′04″N 72°25′13″W / 43.4011°N 72.4203°W / 43.4011; -72.4203 (Ascutney) 13.2 [7][8][9] 1961
Berlin 5 Plant Washington County 44°15′04″N 72°36′10″W / 44.251°N 72.6027°W / 44.251; -72.6027 (Berlin 5) 42 [7][10][11] 1972
Burlington GT Plant Chittenden County 44°28′53″N 73°13′26″W / 44.4814°N 73.2239°W / 44.4814; -73.2239 (Burlington GT) 25 [12][13] 1971
Colchester 16 Plant Chittenden County 44°29′26″N 73°10′13″W / 44.4906°N 73.1703°W / 44.4906; -73.1703 (Colchester 16) 18 [14][15] 1965
Florence Plant Rutland County 43°42′32″N 73°03′47″W / 43.7089°N 73.0631°W / 43.7089; -73.0631 (Florence) 9.2 [16][17] 1992
Project 10 Plant Franklin County 44°55′00″N 73°06′00″W / 44.9166°N 73.1000°W / 44.9166; -73.1000 (Project 10) 48 [18][19] 2010
Rutland Plant Rutland County 43°36′11″N 72°59′32″W / 43.603°N 72.9923°W / 43.603; -72.9923 (Rutland) 13.2 [7][20][21] 1962
Vergennes 9 Plant Addison County 44°09′59″N 73°15′27″W / 44.1664°N 73.2575°W / 44.1664; -73.2575 (Vergennes 9) 4 [7][22][23] 1964 paired with
2MW hydro

Renewable power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[6]

Biomass

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Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW)		 Refs Year
Opened		 Fuel
Coventry Clean Energy Orleans County 44°54′31″N 72°13′17″W / 44.9087°N 72.2214°W / 44.9087; -72.2214 (Coventry Landfill) 8.0 [24] 2019 landfill gas
J C McNeil Generating Station Chittenden County 44°29′30″N 73°12′29″W / 44.4917°N 73.2080°W / 44.4917; -73.2080 (McNeal Station) 50 [25] 1984 primary:
wood chips (99%)
secondary:
fossil gas or oil
Moretown Renewable Energy Washington County 44°18′44″N 72°42′41″W / 44.3122°N 72.7113°W / 44.3122; -72.7113 (Moretown Landfill) 1.6 [26] 2009 landfill gas
Ryegate Power Station Caledonia County 44°12′47″N 72°03′26″W / 44.2131°N 72.0572°W / 44.2131; -72.0572 (Ryegate Station) 20 [27][28] 1992 primary:
wood chips
secondary:
propane

Hydroelectric

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See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Vermont
Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW)		 Refs Year
Opened		 Note
Beldens Hydropower Plant Addison County 44°03′09″N 73°10′34″W / 44.0525°N 73.1762°W / 44.0525; -73.1762 (Beldens Hydro) 5.7 [7][29] 1913 4.1MW added 1988
Bellows Falls Hydropower Station Windham County 43°08′15″N 72°26′47″W / 43.1375°N 72.4464°W / 43.1375; -72.4464 (Bellows Falls Hydro) 40.8 [30] 1928
Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Washington County 44°21′34″N 72°49′00″W / 44.3594°N 72.8167°W / 44.3594; -72.8167 (Bolton Falls Hydro) 8.8 [7][31] 1986
Chace Mill Winooski One Hydro Addison County 44°29′24″N 73°11′15″W / 44.4900°N 73.1875°W / 44.4900; -73.1875 (Chace Mill Winooski Hydro) 7.5 [32] 1993
Essex 19 Hydroelectric Chittenden County 44°28′56″N 73°06′59″W / 44.4821°N 73.1164°W / 44.4821; -73.1164 (Essex 19 Hydro) 8.0 [7] 1917
Harriman Hydropower Station Windham County 42°47′37″N 72°54′52″W / 42.7936°N 72.9144°W / 42.7936; -72.9144 (Harriman Hydro) 33.6 [33][34] 1924
Highgate Falls Hydroelectric Franklin County 44°56′01″N 73°03′04″W / 44.9336°N 73.0511°W / 44.9336; -73.0511 (Highgate Falls Hydro) 11.1 [35] 1930 3.2MW added 1954
5.8MW added 1990
Huntington Falls Hydroelectric Addison County 44°04′13″N 73°11′46″W / 44.0703°N 73.1961°W / 44.0703; -73.1961 (Huntington Falls Hydro) 5.7 [7] 1911 25% increase 1989
Marshfield 6 Hydropower Plant Washington County 44°21′38″N 72°20′08″W / 44.3606°N 72.3356°W / 44.3606; -72.3356 (Marshfield 6 Hydro) 5.0 [7][36] 1927
Mcindoes Hydropower Station Caledonia County 44°15′37″N 72°03′33″W / 44.2603°N 72.0592°W / 44.2603; -72.0592 (Mcindoe Hydro) 10.4 [37][38] 1931
Milton Hydropower Plant Chittenden County 44°38′29″N 73°06′48″W / 44.6414°N 73.1134°W / 44.6414; -73.1134 (Milton Hydro) 7.4 [7][39] 1929
Peterson Hydropower Plant Chittenden County 44°38′17″N 73°09′45″W / 44.6381°N 73.1625°W / 44.6381; -73.1625 (Peterson Hydro) 6.3 [7][40] 1948
Pownal Tannery Bennington County 0.5 [41] 1866
Proctor Hydropower Plant Rutland County 43°39′46″N 73°02′02″W / 43.6628°N 73.0340°W / 43.6628; -73.0340 (Proctor Hydro) 10.0 [7][42] 1905 1.6MW added 1927
2.9MW added 1984
Sheldon Springs Hydroelectric Franklin County 44°54′39″N 72°58′25″W / 44.9108°N 72.9736°W / 44.9108; -72.9736 (Sheldon Springs Hydro) 25.2 [43] 1988
Vernon Dam Hydropower Station Windham County 42°46′18″N 72°30′53″W / 42.7716°N 72.5146°W / 42.7716; -72.5146 (Vernon Dam Hydro) 35.9 [44][45] 1909 8.4MW added 1921
Waterbury 22 Hydropower Plant Washington County 44°22′53″N 72°46′04″W / 44.3813°N 72.7677°W / 44.3813; -72.7677 (Waterbury Hydro) 5.5 [7][46] 1953
Wilder Hydropower Station Windsor County 43°40′04″N 72°18′13″W / 43.6679°N 72.3036°W / 43.6679; -72.3036 (Wilder Station) 35.6 [47][48] 1950 3.2MW added 1987
Wrightsville Hydroelectric Plant Washington County 44°18′31″N 72°34′34″W / 44.30873°N 72.57598°W / 44.30873; -72.57598 (Wrightsville Hydro Plant) 0.8 [49]

Wind

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See also: Wind power in Vermont
Name Location Coordinates Capacity
(MW)		 Refs Year
Opened		 Turbine
Mfg Spec
Deerfield Wind Farm Bennington County 42°52′38″N 72°59′37″W / 42.8772°N 72.9937°W / 42.8772; -72.9937 (Deerfield Wind) 30 [50][51] 2017 Gamesa 2.0MW
Georgia Mountain Wind Farm Chittendon County 44°39′42″N 73°04′12″W / 44.6617°N 73.07°W / 44.6617; -73.07 (Georgia Mountain Wind) 10 [52] 2012 Goldwind 2.5MW
Kingdom Community Wind Project Orleans County 44°44′54″N 72°25′31″W / 44.7483°N 72.4253°W / 44.7483; -72.4253 (Kingdom Community Wind) 63 [7][53] 2012 Vestas 3.0MW
Searsburg Wind Energy Facility Bennington County 42°51′45″N 72°57′46″W / 42.8625°N 72.9628°W / 42.8625; -72.9628 (Searsburg Wind) 6 [7][54] 1997 Zond 0.5MW
Sheffield Wind Farm Caledonia County 44°40′34″N 72°06′05″W / 44.6760°N 72.1013°W / 44.6760; -72.1013 (Sheffield Wind) 40 [55] 2011 Clipper 2.5MW

Solar

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See also: Solar power in Vermont
Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MWAC)
( Storage (MW) )		 Refs Year
Opened		 Note
Boardman Hill Solar Farm Rutland County 43°35′02″N 73°01′18″W / 43.583941°N 73.021632°W / 43.583941; -73.021632 (Boardman Hill Solar) 1.5 [56] 2015
Coolidge Solar Farm Windsor County 43°25′29″N 72°39′55″W / 43.4248°N 72.6653°W / 43.4248; -72.6653 (Coolidge Solar) 19.6 [57] 2018
Elizabeth Mines Solar Array Orange County 43°49′26″N 72°19′52″W / 43.824°N 72.3311°W / 43.824; -72.3311 (Williston Solar) 5.0 [58] 2017
Essex Solar Storage Hybrid Chittendon County 44°17′09″N 73°01′24″W / 44.2859°N 73.0233°W / 44.2859; -73.0233 (Essex Solar) 4.5 (2) [59] 2019
Ferrisburgh Solar Storage Hybrid Addison County 44°08′00″N 73°08′39″W / 44.1334°N 73.1441°W / 44.1334; -73.1441 (Ferrisburgh Solar) 5.0 (2) [59] 2019
Hartford Solar Array Windsor County 43°37′55″N 72°25′07″W / 43.6320°N 72.41856°W / 43.6320; -72.41856 (Hartford Solar) 5.0 [60] 2016
Milton Solar Storage Hybrid Chittendon County 44°23′32″N 73°06′08″W / 44.3921°N 73.1023°W / 44.3921; -73.1023 (Milton Solar) 5.0 (2) [59] 2019
Panton Solar Project Addison County 44°05′09″N 73°11′43″W / 44.0858°N 73.1954°W / 44.0858; -73.1954 (Panton Solar) 4.9 (1) [61] 2016
Williamstown 2 Solar Array Orange County 44°08′10″N 72°30′38″W / 44.1361°N 72.5105°W / 44.1361; -72.5105 (Williamstown 2 Solar) 5.0 [62] 2016
Williston Solar Farm Chittendon County 44°27′56″N 73°06′12″W / 44.4655°N 73.1032°W / 44.4655; -73.1032 (Williston Solar) 4.7 [63] 2016

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