This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Vermont, sorted by type and name. In 2024, Vermont had a total summer capacity of 864 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 2,258 GWh. In 2025, the electrical energy generation mix was 53.5% hydroelectric, 18.9% biomass, 17% wind, 10.5% solar photovoltaics, and less than 0.1% natural gas. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 245 GWh to the state's electrical grid in 2025. This was about 4 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 (see also Biomass).
Petroleum-fired Note: All plants fueled by petroleum in Vermont were peaker plants in 2019. Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Refs Yearopened Note Ascutney Plant Windsor County 13.2 1961 Berlin 5 Plant Washington County 42 1972 Burlington GT Plant Chittenden County 25 1971 Colchester 16 Plant Chittenden County 18 1965 Florence Plant Rutland County 9.2 1992 Project 10 Plant Franklin County 48 2010 Rutland Plant Rutland County 13.2 1962 Vergennes 9 Plant Addison County 4 1964 paired with2MW hydro
Renewable power stations Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
Biomass Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Refs Yearopened Fuel Coventry Clean Energy Orleans County 8.0 2019 landfill gas J C McNeil Generating Station Chittenden County 50 1984 primary:wood chips (99%)secondary: fossil gas or oil Moretown Renewable Energy Washington County 1.6 2009 landfill gas Ryegate Power Station Caledonia County 20 1992 primary:wood chipssecondary:propane
Hydroelectric
Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Refs Yearopened Note Beldens Hydropower Plant Addison County 5.7 1913 4.1MW added 1988 Bellows Falls Hydropower Station Windham County 40.8 1928 Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Washington County 8.8 1986 Chace Mill Winooski One Hydro Chittenden County 7.5 1993 Essex 19 Hydroelectric Chittenden County 8.0 1917 Harriman Hydropower Station Windham County 33.6 1924 Highgate Falls Hydroelectric Franklin County 11.1 1930 3.2MW added 19545.8MW added 1990 Huntington Falls Hydroelectric Addison County 5.7 1911 25% increase 1989 Marshfield 6 Hydropower Plant Washington County 5.0 1927 Mcindoes Hydropower Station Caledonia County 10.4 1931 Milton Hydropower Plant Chittenden County 7.4 1929 Peterson Hydropower Plant Chittenden County 6.3 1948 Pownal TanneryBennington County0.51866 Proctor Hydropower Plant Rutland County 10.0 1905 1.6MW added 19272.9MW added 1984 Sheldon Springs Hydroelectric Franklin County 25.2 1988 Vernon Dam Hydropower Station Windham County 35.9 1909 8.4MW added 1921 Waterbury 22 Hydropower Plant Washington County 5.5 1953 Wilder Hydropower Station Windsor County 35.6 1950 3.2MW added 1987 Wrightsville Hydroelectric Plant Washington County 0.8
Wind
Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Refs Yearopened Turbinemfg spec Deerfield Wind Farm Bennington County 30 2017 Gamesa 2.0MW Georgia Mountain Wind Farm Chittendon County 10 2012 Goldwind 2.5MW Kingdom Community Wind Project Orleans County 63 2012 Vestas 3.0MW Searsburg Wind Energy Facility Bennington County 6 1997 Zond 0.5MW Sheffield Wind Farm Caledonia County 40 2011 Clipper 2.5MW
Solar
Name Location Coordinates Capacity (MWAC)(Storage (MW)) Refs Yearopened Note Boardman Hill Solar Farm Rutland County 1.5 2015 Coolidge Solar Farm Windsor County 19.6 2018 Elizabeth Mines Solar Array Orange County 5.0 2017 Essex Solar Storage Hybrid Chittendon County 4.5 (2) 2019 Ferrisburgh Solar Storage Hybrid Addison County 5.0 (2) 2019 Hartford Solar Array Windsor County 5.0 2016 Milton Solar Storage Hybrid Chittendon County 5.0 (2) 2019 Panton Solar Project Addison County 4.9 (1) 2016 Williamstown 2 Solar Array Orange County 5.0 2016 Williston Solar Farm Chittendon County 4.7 2016
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