108th largest plant in Vermont · 12057th nationally
Middlebury College is a biomass power plant in Vermont with a nameplate capacity of 1.4 MW. It generates roughly 2.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 225 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 19% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 510 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1.4 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Middlebury College |
|---|---|
| Operator | Middlebury College Biomass |
| City | Middlebury |
| County | Addison County |
| State | Vermont |
| ZIP | 05753 |
| Coordinates | 44.00750, -73.17694 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 0.6 MW | Out of Service | 1985 |
| 1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 0.2 MW | Retired | 1980 |
| CO₂ | 604 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 510 lb/MWh |
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.