1st largest plant in Vermont · 3261st nationally
Kingdom Community Wind is a wind power plant in Vermont with a nameplate capacity of 65.0 MW. It generates roughly 155.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 14,785 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Kingdom Community Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| City | Lowell |
| County | Orleans County |
| State | Vermont |
| ZIP | 05847 |
| Coordinates | 44.74833, -72.42528 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCW | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 65.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 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%.