List of power stations in Vermont


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. 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. 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.

Nuclear power stations

The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant generated 620 MW of base load electricity during years 1972–2014. 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.

Petroleum-fired

Note: All plants fueled by petroleum in Vermont were peaker plants in 2019.
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
RefsYear
opened		Note
Ascutney PlantWindsor County13.21961
Berlin 5 PlantWashington County421972
Burlington GT PlantChittenden County251971
Colchester 16 PlantChittenden County181965
Florence PlantRutland County9.21992
Project 10 PlantFranklin County482010
Rutland PlantRutland County13.21962
Vergennes 9 PlantAddison County41964paired with
2MW hydro

Renewable power stations

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

Hydroelectric

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
RefsYear
opened		Note
Beldens Hydropower PlantAddison County5.719134.1MW added 1988
Bellows Falls Hydropower StationWindham County40.81928
Bolton Falls HydroelectricWashington County8.81986
Chace Mill Winooski One HydroChittenden County7.51993
Essex 19 HydroelectricChittenden County8.01917
Harriman Hydropower StationWindham County33.61924
Highgate Falls HydroelectricFranklin County11.119303.2MW added 1954
5.8MW added 1990
Huntington Falls HydroelectricAddison County5.7191125% increase 1989
Marshfield 6 Hydropower PlantWashington County5.01927
Mcindoes Hydropower StationCaledonia County10.41931
Milton Hydropower PlantChittenden County7.41929
Peterson Hydropower PlantChittenden County6.31948
Pownal TanneryBennington County0.51866
Proctor Hydropower PlantRutland County10.019051.6MW added 1927
2.9MW added 1984
Sheldon Springs HydroelectricFranklin County25.21988
Vernon Dam Hydropower StationWindham County35.919098.4MW added 1921
Waterbury 22 Hydropower PlantWashington County5.51953
Wilder Hydropower StationWindsor County35.619503.2MW added 1987
Wrightsville Hydroelectric PlantWashington County0.8

Wind

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
RefsYear
opened		Turbine
mfg spec
Deerfield Wind FarmBennington County302017Gamesa 2.0MW
Georgia Mountain Wind FarmChittendon County102012Goldwind 2.5MW
Kingdom Community Wind ProjectOrleans County632012Vestas 3.0MW
Searsburg Wind Energy FacilityBennington County61997Zond 0.5MW
Sheffield Wind FarmCaledonia County402011Clipper 2.5MW

Solar

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
RefsYear
opened		Note
Boardman Hill Solar FarmRutland County1.52015
Coolidge Solar FarmWindsor County19.62018
Elizabeth Mines Solar ArrayOrange County5.02017
Essex Solar Storage HybridChittendon County4.5 2019
Ferrisburgh Solar Storage HybridAddison County5.0 2019
Hartford Solar ArrayWindsor County5.02016
Milton Solar Storage HybridChittendon County5.0 2019
Panton Solar ProjectAddison County4.9 2016
Williamstown 2 Solar ArrayOrange County5.02016
Williston Solar FarmChittendon County4.72016