10th largest plant in Vermont · 4163rd nationally
Deerfield Wind Llc is a wind power plant in Vermont with a nameplate capacity of 30.0 MW. It generates roughly 90.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,635 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 34% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Deerfield Wind Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Searsburg |
| County | Bennington County |
| State | Vermont |
| ZIP | 05363 |
| Coordinates | 42.87721, -72.99372 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 30.0 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Iso New England Inc. |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.