💧 Hydroelectric Power Plants in Vermont
Vermont operates 46 hydroelectric power plants totaling 336 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 1.5M MWh.
Hydroelectric plants spin turbines using falling or flowing water — typically from a dam-impounded reservoir. They are dispatchable, long-lived, and emission-free at the point of generation, though large reservoirs can disrupt rivers and ecosystems and methane can be released from flooded vegetation.
Plants46operating
Capacity335 MWnameplate
Generation1.5M MWhannual
All Vermont hydroelectric plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellows Falls | Bellow Falls | Windham County | 41 MW | Great River Hydro, Llc |
| Vernon Dam | Vernon | Windham County | 36 MW | Great River Hydro, Llc |
| Wilder | Hartford | Windsor County | 36 MW | Great River Hydro, Llc |
| Harriman | Whitingham | Windham County | 34 MW | Great River Hydro, Llc |
| Sheldon Springs Hydroelectric | Sheldon Springs | Franklin County | 25 MW | Central Rivers Power Us, Llc |
| Essex Junction 19 | Essex Junction | Chittenden County | 16 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Highgate Falls | Highgate | Franklin County | 12 MW | Village Of Swanton - (Vt) |
| Mcindoes | Barnet | Caledonia County | 10 MW | Great River Hydro, Llc |
| Bolton Falls | Duxbury | Washington County | 9 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Chace Mill Winooski One | Winooski | Chittenden County | 8 MW | City Of Burlington Electric - (Vt) |
| Milton | Milton | Chittenden County | 7 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Proctor | Proctor | Rutland County | 7 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Peterson | Milton | Chittenden County | 6 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Beldens | New Haven | Addison County | 6 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Huntington Falls | Weybridge | Addison County | 6 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Waterbury 22 | Waterbury | Washington County | 6 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Marshfield 6 | Marshfield | Washington County | 5 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Gilman Mill | Gilman | Essex County | 5 MW | Ampersand Gilman Hydro Lp |
| Newport | Newport | Orleans County | 4 MW | Great Bay Hydro Corp |
| Searsburg | Searsburg | Bennington County | 4 MW | Great River Hydro, Llc |
| Pittsford | Pittsford | Rutland County | 4 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Fairfax Falls | Fairfax | Franklin County | 4 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Middlesex 2 | Moretown | Washington County | 3 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Clark Falls | Milton | Chittenden County | 3 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Weybridge | Weybridge | Addison County | 3 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Gorge 18 | South Burlington | Chittenden County | 3 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Deweys Mill | White River Jct. | Windsor County | 3 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Lower Middlebury | Middlebury Lower | Addison County | 2 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Vergennes 9 | Vergennes | Addison County | 2 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Ball Mountain Hydro | Jamaica | Windham County | 2 MW | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc |
| East Barnet | Barnet | Caledonia County | 2 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Silver Lake (Vt) | Salisbury | Addison County | 2 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Glen | Rutland | Rutland County | 2 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Great Falls (Vt) | Lyndon | Caledonia County | 2 MW | The Town Of Lyndon Electric Department |
| W K Sanders | Hyde Park | Lamoille County | 2 MW | Village Of Morrisville - (Vt) |
| Morrisville | Morrisville | Lamoille County | 2 MW | Village Of Morrisville - (Vt) |
| Ottauquechee Hydro | N. Hartland | Windsor County | 2 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Cavendish | Cavendish | Windsor County | 2 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Cadys Falls | Morrisville | Lamoille County | 2 MW | Village Of Morrisville - (Vt) |
| Smith (Vt) | Bradford | Orange County | 2 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| West Charleston | West Charleston | Orleans County | 1 MW | Barton Village, Inc |
| Salisbury | Salisbury | Addison County | 1 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Canaan | Canaan | Essex County | 1 MW | Central Rivers Power Nh, Llc |
| Boltonville Hydro Associates | Boltonville | Orange County | 1 MW | Boltonville Hydro Associates |
| West Danville 15 | Danville | Caledonia County | 1 MW | Green Mountain Power Corp |
| Wrightsville Hydro Plant | Montpelier | Washington County | 1 MW | Washington Electric Coop - (Vt) |