Here is a list of the current industrial-scale wind projects targeted for Vermont. Note the huge leap in size from the existing Searsburg facility to the new very much larger facilities being planned. If you have information to add to or amend this list, please contact AWEO. Last updated July 15, 2010.
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size data provided [click here for a guide to units]:
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number of towers × rated capacity of each turbine = capacity of facility
(average annual output would be 20-30% of capacity; effective capacity would be 7-10% or even less) - height = hub height + blade length (r = diam./2); area swept by blades of each turbine (πr2) = x acre(s)
Existing:
Searsburg (1996) -- Enxco [Électricité de France] & Green Mountain Power [Vt.]
- 11 × 550 KW = 6.05 MW (Zond)
- 198′ = 132′ tower + 66′ blade radius; 12,868 ft2 = 0.30 acre blade area
- 2008 production: 19.2% of capacity
Planned:
Sheffield (Granby Mtn, & Libby Hill)
-- First Wind (a.k.a. UPC Wind Partners) (Matthew Kearns, Tim & Brian Caffyn, Peter Gish; UPC Group [Italy]) (Madison Dearborn Partners [Chicago] and D.E. Shaw [N.Y.])
- 16 × 2.5 MW = 40 MW; applied for permit February 22, 2006 (docket 7156); revised application September 25, 2006; revised again January 16, 2007; approved August 8, 2007; halted by Army Corps of Engineers August 23, 2007; appealed to Vt. Supreme Court January 2008
- 418′ = 256′ tower + 162′ blade radius; 7,698 m2 = 1.90 acres rotor area
- 3 × 131′ (40 m) measurement towers erected, including on Hardscrabble Mtn.
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Aug. 29. 2006, updated Apr. 15, 2009 and Dec. 18, 2009, for 40 MW operational Sept. 1, 2010; FAA obstruction evaluations submitted October 25, 2007, for 15 × 420′ and 2 × 262′
- Ridge Protectors
- towns affected: Sheffield, Sutton, Barton, Burke, Glover, Greensboro, Kirby, Lyndon, Newark, Wheelock
Readsboro (Searsburg expansion) -- bought from Enxco by PPM Energy [Scottish Power (Iberdrola [Spain])]; dba Deerfield Wind
- 15 × 2.0 MW = 30 MW; applied for permit January 6, 2007; rejected March 9 as inadequately specific; reapplied Oct. 2007 (docket 7250); approved April 16, 2009; U.S. Forest Service Supplemental DEIS expected Spring 2010
- 410′ = 262′ tower + 148′ blade radius; 6,362 m2 = 1.57 acres blade area
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Sept. 2, 2008, updated Feb. 12, 2009 and Oct. 29, 2009, for 30 MW operational Dec. 30, 2010; FAA obstruction evaluations submitted November 19, 2007, for 9 × 410′ in Searsburg and 6 × 410′ in Readsboro
- Save Vermont Ridgelines
- towns affected: Readsboro, Glastonbury, Searsburg, Somerset, Stamford, Whitingham, Wilmington, Woodford, and north Mass.
Georgia Mountain (Milton) -- Georgia Mountain Community Wind: H.W. Ventures (Jim Harrison, Harrison Concrete Const. and Redi-Mix Corp.), Cross Consulting Engineers (Peter Cross), & Addison Consulting (Steve Terry), Strategic Initiatives for Business (Steven Bourgeois), Vermont Environmental Research Associates (John Zimmerman & Martha Staskus)
- 3-5 × 1.5-3 MW = 7.5-12 MW; applied for permit March 26, 2009 (docket 7508); approved June 11, 2010
- 330′-443′
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Feb. 23, 2009, updated Sept. 28, 2009, for 12 MW operational Dec. 31, 2011
- Citizens for the Preservation of Georgia Mountain
- towns affected: Milton, Georgia, Fairfax
Lowell Mountain -- Kingdom Community Wind (Trip Wileman), Vermont Electric Cooperative, Green Mountain Power (original developer Enxco, rights bought by PPM Energy [dba Atlantic Wind], subsidiary of Scottish Power, owned by Iberdrola [Spain])
- 21 × 3 MW = 63 MW
- 410′ = 262′ tower + 148′ blade radius; 6,362 m2 = 1.57 acres blade area
- 2 50-m measurement towers erected, permit expired; request submitted Jan. 29, 2008, to replace with 2 60-m towers, add 2 more 60-m towers, and extend permit for 5 years; towers removed May 2008; fined Aug. 13, 2008; Green Mountain Power applied for 3 measurement towers Aug. 10, 2009; applied for permit May 21, 2010
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Sept. 15, 2009, updated Dec. 15, 2009, for 63 MW operational Oct. 1, 2011; FAA obstruction evaluations submitted Aug. 19, 2008
- Lowell Mountain Group
- towns affected: Lowell, Eden, Irasburg, Albany, Barton, Craftsbury, Glover, Newport, Troy, Westfield
Lowell Mountain, Eden -- BNE Energy (Waterbury, Conn.)
- Permit for measurement tower submitted late 2009
- Lowell Mountain Group
- towns affected: Eden, Albany, Craftsbury, Hyde Park, Lowell, Irasburg
Ira, West Rutland, Poultney (Mt. Herrick [Susie's Peak and sites in Tinmouth, Clarendon, and Middletown Springs abandoned due to local opposition]) ~~ Vermont Community Wind Farm (Per White-Hansen & Joan Warshaw, Charlotte; Jeff Wennberg, Rutland; investor/operator Enel [Italy]); Noble office in Rutland closed Jan. 2009; Vtcomwind.com registered Jan. 10, 2009
- 32-54 × 1.5-2.5 MW = 80-81 MW
- 400-500′
- 3 199′ measurement towers for Herrick Mountain (Ira) and Suzie's Peak (Clarendon) approved Aug. 28, 2009; Suzie's Peak tower ordered removed Jan. 6, 2010, for erection far from approved site
- Ira Wind
- towns affected: Ira, Poultney, Middletown Springs, Tinmouth, Clarendon, West Rutland, Castleton, Danby, Pittsford, Shrewsbury, Wallingford, Wells
Grandpa's Knob (West Rutland, Castleton, Hubbardton, Pittsford) ~~ Reunion Power (Manchester, Vt., Steve Eisenberg)
- 20 × 2-2.5 MW = 40-60 MW
- 2 197′ measurement towers (in Castleton and Hubbardton) erected Jan. 2008
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Oct. 6, 2008, updated May 1, 2009 and Dec. 1, 2009, for 85 MW operational Sept. 1, 2011
- Ira Wind
- towns affected: Castleton, Hubbardton, Pittsford, Ira, Poultney, West Rutland
East Mountain (East Haven) -- Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (original developer EMDC [Mathew Rubin & Dave Rapaport]: permit denied July 17, 2006, for 4 × 1.5 MW = 6 MW "demonstration" project)
- 3 × 2-3 MW = 6-9 MW
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Nov. 10, 2003, updated May 22, 2009 and Sept. 28, 2009, for 6 MW operational Oct. 30, 2012
- Kingdom Commons Group
- towns affected: East Haven, Burke, Newark, Ferdinand, Granby
Northfield Ridge (Waitsfield) -- Citizens Energy (Randy Male)
- 20 × 1.5-3 MW = 30-60 MW
- towns affected: Waitsfield, Moretown, Duxbury, Fayston, Northfield, Warren
Northfield Ridge (Moretown) -- Citizens Energy (Randy Male)
- 15-24 × 1.5 MW = 22.5-36 MW
- 400-500′
- towns affected: Moretown, Waitsfield, Berlin, Duxbury, Middlesex, Northfield
Little Equinox Mountain (Manchester) -- Endless Energy [Me.] (Harley Lee)
- 8 × 3 MW = 24 MW
- 410′ = 262′ tower + 148′ blade radius; 63,480 ft2 = 1.57 acres blade area
- 3 measurement towers currently erected, permit expired; facility permit planned to be submitted late 2009
- towns affected: Manchester, Arlington, Dorset, Peru, Rupert, Sandgate, Stratton, Sunderland, Winhall
Ricker Mountain (Bolton)
- 3 × ?
- 350′
- FAA obstruction evaluations submitted June 10, 2010
- towns affected: Bolton, Waterbury
Dutch Hill (Heartwellville) -- Noble Environmental Power [J.P Morgan] (John Zimmerman, Vermont Environmental Research Associates)
- 20 × 2.5 MW = 45 MW
- 418′ = 256′ tower + 162′ blade radius; 7,698 m2 = 1.90 acres blade area
- towns affected: Readsboro, Stamford, Searsburg, Woodford
Washington -- Horizon [Energias de Portugal] (with Tetra Tech? Outland Renewable Energy?)
- 15 × ? MW
- 419′
- FAA obstruction evaluations submitted February 12, 2008
- towns affected: Washington, Corinth, Orange
Hurricane Hill (White River Junction)
- 1 × ? MW
- 410′
- FAA obstruction evaluation submitted November 16, 2007
- town affected: Hartford
East Haven, Ferdinand, Brighton -- EMDC [Vt.] (Mathew Rubin & Dave Rapaport)
- 3 × 197′ measurement towers approved
- Kingdom Commons Group
- towns affected: East Haven, Ferdinand, Brighton, Bloomfield, Brunswick, Burke, Charleston, Concord, Granby, Guildhall, Lewis, Lunenburg, Maidstone, Newark, Victory
Stratton Mountain -- Stratton Planning Commission
- c1 × 2-3 MW
- towns affected: Stratton, Winhall, Jamaica
Cold Hollow Mountains (Belvidere, Bakersfield)-- Disgen [Colo.] (Dale Osborn), Vt. consultant Christine Donovan
- 10-20 turbines
- towns affected: Bakersfield, Belvidere, Eden, Johnson, Montgomery, Waterville
Windham, Townshend, Grafton -- UPC Wind Partners (a.k.a. First Wind) (Timothy & Brian Caffyn, Peter Gish)
- c. 52 MW (or more)
- towns affected: Windham, Townshend, Grafton, Athens, Jamaica
In the wings:
"From my point of view it is simply a matter of time. We are just relaxing and paying our taxes."
--Mathew Rubin (Times-Argus, Feb. 25, 2007)
Glebe Mountain (Londonderry) -- Catamount Energy (Bob Charlebois) (Diamond Castle Holdings [N.Y.] & Marubeni Power International [Japan]; purchased by Duke Energy June 2008)
- 19 × 2.5 MW = 47.5 MW; planned to apply for permit April 2006
- 420′ = 262′ tower + 158′ blade radius; 77,931 ft2 = 1.79 acres blade area
- Glebe Mountain Group
- towns affected: Londonderry, Windham, Andover, Athens, Chester, Grafton, Jamaica, Landgrove, Mount Tabor, Peru, Stratton, Townshend, Winhall
Kirby Mountain -- Enxco [Électricité de France] (John Zimmerman, Vermont Environmental Research Associates)
Umpire Mountain (Victory) -- Enxco [Électricité de France] (John Zimmerman, Vermont Environmental Research Associates)
Nearby:
Hoosac Range, Mass. (Bakke Mtn., Florida, & Crum Hill, Monroe) -- bought from Enxco by PPM Energy [Scottish Power (Iberdrola [Spain])], dba New England Wind, in February 2006
- 20 × 1.5 MW = 30 MW --approved; ruled in violation of wetlands law May 23, 2007, wetlands permit approved by Supreme Judicial Court July 6, 2010
- 340′ = 213′ tower + 127′ blade radius; 50,273 ft2 = 1.16 acres blade area
- NEPOOL interconnection requested May 12, 2003, updated Dec. 15, 2008, for 30 MW operational Dec. 15, 2010
- Green Berkshires
Florida Mountain -- Quabbin Wind (Dean Iandoli), on property of Margo Van Peterson
- 1 × 1.5 MW = 1.5 MW
- 339′
Brodie Mountain, Mass. (Hancock) -- bought from Berkshire Wind Power (Disgen) by Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative (14 municipal utilities) and Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. in June 2008
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10 × 1.5 MW = 15 MW --approved, planned operation mid-2007
--road rights lawsuit filed 2007, injunction issued Oct. 8, 2009 (~25% of construction completed) - 340′ = 223′ tower + 127′ blade radius; 50,273 ft2 = 1.16 acres blade area
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Oct. 2, 2000, updated Dec. 12, 2008, for 15 MW operational Dec. 31, 2009
Jiminy Peak, Mass.
- 1 × 1.5 MW = 1.5 MW; operating
- 386′ = 254′ tower + 132′ blade radius
Lenox, Mass.
- 1 × 1.5 MW = 1.5 MW
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340′ = 213′ tower + 127′ blade radius; 50,273 ft2 = 1.16 acres blade area
--proposed measurement tower rejected; sonar measurement proposed in Jan. 2010 with $79,000 grant from Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Savoy, Mass. -- Minuteman Wind [Mass.]
- 5 × 2.5 MW = 12.5 MW
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425′ = 262′ tower + 162′ blade radius; 82,857 ft2 = 1.90 acres blade area
--facilitating ordinance passed - NEPOOL interconnection requested Mar. 25, 2008, for 12.5 MW operational Dec. 1, 2009
Savoy and Adams, Mass. -- Patriot Renewables [Mass.] (Jay Cashman, Inc.)
- 16 × ? MW
Florida, Mass.
- 1 × 1.5 MW = 1.5 MW
Orange, Mass. -- Minuteman Wind [Mass.]
- 3 × 1.5 MW = 4.5 MW
Lempster, N.H. -- Community Energy [Pa.] (Iberdrola [Spain])
- 12 × 2 MW = 24 MW --operational Nov. 10, 2008
- 399′ = 256′ tower + 143′ blade radius; 5,945 m2 = 1.47 acres blade area
Dixville and Millsfield, Coos County, N.H. -- Granite Reliable Power (Noble Environmental Power [J.P Morgan])
- 33 × 3 MW = 99 MW
- 410′ = 262′ tower + 148′ blade radius; 6,362 m2 = 1.57 acres blade area
- approved by Site Evaluation Committee June 10, 2009
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NEPOOL interconnection requested Aug. 9, 2006, updated July 1, 2009, for 100 MW operational Dec. 1, 2010
(also: Oct. 2, 2008, updated Feb. 12, 2009, for 180 MW operational Sept. 1, 2011; and Feb.21, 2007, updated Apr. 30,2007, for 34 MW operational Nov. 1, 2009)
Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H.
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Mar. 31, 2008, updated May 1, 2009, for 50 MW operational Dec. 31, 2010
Gardner Mountain, N.H. (Lyman) -- UPC Wind Partnershttp://www.upcwind.com/ (Timothy & Brian Caffyn, Peter Gish; UPC Group [Italy])
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20 turbines
--158′ measurement tower rejected - Lyman Citizens for the Protection of Gardner Mountain
Gore Mountain, N.Y. (Johnsburg) -- Reunion Power [N.J.] & Barton Group [N.Y.]
- 10 × 2.5 MW = 27.5 MW
- 423′ = 279′ tower + 144′ blade radius; 6,082 m2 = 1.50 acres blade area
More pages on this site about wind power in Vermont:
• letter to The Caledonian-Record (St. Johnsbury), by Bill Eddy
• letter to The Caledonian-Record, by Bill Klein
• editorial by the Burlington Free Press
• notes on some surveys about wind farms
• comments about proposed East Haven wind project and projects in Vermont in general
• letter to the Manchester Journal, by Hugh Kemper, and response by Andrew Perchlik, with commentary
• letter to the Burlington Free Press, by Eric Rosenbloom
Also: Vermonters with Vision
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