23rd largest plant in Vermont · 6210th nationally
Coventry Clean Energy Corporation is a biomass power plant in Vermont with a nameplate capacity of 8.0 MW. It generates roughly 51.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,938 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 74% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Coventry Clean Energy Corporation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Washington Electric Coop - (Vt) |
| City | Coventry |
| County | Orleans County |
| State | Vermont |
| ZIP | 05825 |
| Coordinates | 44.90872, -72.22145 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COV-1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| COV-2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| COV-3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| COV-4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| COV-5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| SO₂ | 9 metric tons |
|---|
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Iso New England Inc. |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.