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. The corresponding electrical energy generation mix in 2021 was 50% hydroelectric, 25% biomass, 15.7% wind, 8.8%
solar photovoltaics, 0.1% fossil fuels, and 0.3% other. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 187 GWh to the state's electrical grid. This was about equal to the generation by Vermont's utility-scale photovoltaic plants.
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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.
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Nuclear power stations
The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Vermont Yankee was an electricity generating nuclear power plant, located in the town of Vernon, Vermont, in the northeastern United States. It generated 620 megawatts (MWe) of electricity at full power. The plant was a boiling water reacto ...
generated 620 MW of base load electricity during years 1972–2014.fissile material
In nuclear engineering, fissile material is material capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction. By definition, fissile material can sustain a chain reaction with neutrons of thermal energy. The predominant neutron energy may be ty ...
as a fuel in 2019.
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and publ ...
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
Biomass is plant-based material used as a fuel for heat or electricity production. It can be in the form of wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues, and waste from industry, farms, and households. Some people use the terms bi ...
).
Petroleum-fired
Note: All plants fueled by petroleum in Vermont were peaker plants in 2019.
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
Biomass
Hydroelectric
Wind
Solar
References
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