VT · State grid profile

Vermont power grid

Vermont's operating portfolio is led by Hydro, followed by Oil & gas. Its 121 plants represent 912 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 72 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity912 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants121216 operating generators
Proposed capacity72 MW7.9% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations0Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Vermont capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Hydro35.9%328 MW
Oil & gas18.3%167 MW
Solar17%156 MW
Wind16.6%151 MW
Biomass9.9%90 MW
Storage2.3%21 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Vermont power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Kingdom Community WindPlant 57979WindLowell, VTOrleans CountyGreen Mountain Power Corp65 MW
J C McNeilPlant 589BiomassBurlington, VTChittenden CountyCity of Burlington Electric - (VT)60 MW
VPPSA Project 10Plant 63203Oil & gasSwanton, VTFranklin CountyVermont Public Power Supply Authority47 MW
Berlin 5Plant 3734Oil & gasBerlin, VTWashington CountyGreen Mountain Power Corp42 MW
Bellows FallsPlant 3745HydroBellow Falls, VTWindham CountyGreat River Hydro, LLC41 MW
Sheffield WindPlant 57080WindSheffield, VTCaledonia CountyEvergreen Wind, LLC40 MW
Vernon DamPlant 2352HydroVernon, VTWindham CountyGreat River Hydro, LLC36 MW
WilderPlant 2353HydroHartford, VTWindsor CountyGreat River Hydro, LLC36 MW
HarrimanPlant 3746HydroWhitingham, VTWindham CountyGreat River Hydro, LLC34 MW
Deerfield Wind LLCPlant 61039WindSearsburg, VTBennington CountyAvangrid Power LLC30 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap