List of power stations in Vermont

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]

  1. ^ a b "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Vermont, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  2. ^ "Vermont Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  3. ^ "Vermont Electricity Profile Analysis". U.S. EIA. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. ^ "2016 Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan - Executive Summary" (PDF). Vermont Department of Public Service. Retrieved 2020-01-04.