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, 2009.
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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
- 198′ = 132′ + 66′; 12,868 ft2 = 0.30 acre
- 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′ + 162′; 7,698 m2 = 1.90 acres
- 3 × 131′ (40 m) measurement towers erected, including on Hardscrabble Mtn.
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Aug. 29. 2006, for 40 MW operational Nov. 30, 2009; 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
- 410′ = 262′ + 148′; 6,362 m2 = 1.57 acres
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Sept. 2, 2008, 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)
- 330′-410′
- Citizens for the Preservation of Georgia Mountain
- towns affected: Milton, Georgia, Fairfax
Ira (Mt. Herrick and Susie's Peak; plus Poultney, Tinmouth (?), Clarendon, Middletown Springs (?), & West Rutland) ~~ Vermont Community Wind Farm (Per White-Hansen & Joan Warshaw, Charlotte; Jeff Wennberg)
- 32-54 × 1.5-2.5 MW = 80-81 MW
- 400-500′
- 2 197′ measurement towers (in Castleton and Hubbardton), erected Jan. 2008; 3 199′ measurement towers for Herrick Mountain, Traynor Brook Ridge, and Suzie's Peak (in Clarendon) applied for
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Sept. 22, 2006, for 50 MW operational Oct. 30, 2010; NEPOOL interconnection requested Oct. 5, 2008, for 85 MW operational Sept. 1, 2011; Noble office in Rutland closed Jan. 2009; Vtcomwind.com registered Jan. 10, 2009
- towns affected: Ira, Poultney, Middletown Springs, Tinmouth, Clarendon, West Rutland, Castleton, Danby, Pittsford, Shrewsbury, Wallingford, Wells
Lowell Mountain -- Kingdom Community Wind (Trip Wileman), Vermont Electric Cooperative, Green Mountain Power
- 12-17 × 2.5 MW = 30-42 MW
- (Original developer Enxco, rights bought by PPM Energy [dba Atlantic Wind], subsidiary of Scottish Power, owned by Iberdrola [Spain]) 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; new developer plan to apply for new towers announced Jan. 9, 2009
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Jun 19, 2008, operational Dec. 31, 2011; FAA obstruction evaluations submitted Aug. 19, 2008
- Lowell Mountain Group
- towns affected: Lowell, Eden, Irasburg, Albany, Barton, Craftsbury, Glover, Greensboro, Newport, Troy, Westfield
East Mountain (East Haven) -- Vermont Public Power Supply Authority
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3 × 2-3 MW = 6-9 MW
(original developer EMDC [Mathew Rubin & Dave Rapaport]: permit denied July 17, 2006, for 4 × 1.5 MW = 6 MW "demonstration" project) - Kingdom Commons Group
Little Equinox Mountain (Manchester) -- Endless Energy [Me.] (Harley Lee)
- 5 × 1.8 MW = 9 MW
- 390′ = 260′ + 130′; 54,110 ft2 = 1.24 acres
- 3 measurement towers currently erected, permit expired
- towns affected: Manchester, Arlington, Dorset, Peru, Rupert, Sandgate, Stratton, Sunderland, Winhall
Dutch Hill (Readsboro) -- Noble Environmental Power [J.P Morgan] (John Zimmerman, Vermont Environmental Research Associates)
- 20 × 2.5 MW = 45 MW
- 418′ = 256′ + 162′; 7,698 m2 = 1.90 acres
- 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′ + 158′; 77,931 ft2 = 1.79 acres
- 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])] in February 2006
- 20 × 1.5 MW = 30 MW --approved; ruled in violation of wetlands law May 23, 2007
- 340′ = 213′ + 127′; 50,273 ft2 = 1.16 acres
- Green Berkshires
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 2008
- 10 × 1.5 MW = 15 MW --approved, planned operation mid-2007
- 340′ = 223′ + 127′; 50,273 ft2 = 1.16 acres
Jiminy Peak, Mass.
- 1 × 1.5 MW = 1.5 MW; operating
- 386′ = 254′ + 132′
Lenox, Mass.
- 1 × 1.5 MW = 1.5 MW
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340′ = 213′ + 127′; 50,273 ft2 = 1.16 acres
--proposed measurement tower rejected
Savoy, Mass. -- Minuteman Wind [Mass.]
- 5 × 2.5 MW = 12.5 MW
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425′ = 262′ + 162′; 82,857 ft2 = 1.90 acres
--facilitating ordinance passed
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
- 399′ = 256′ + 143′; 5,945 m2 = 1.47 acres
- NEPOOL interconnection requested Mar. 31, 2008, for 50 MW operational Dec. 31, 2010; reportedly operating June 2009
Dixville and Millsfield, Coos County, N.H. -- Granite Reliable Power (Noble Environmental Power [J.P Morgan])
- 33 × 3 MW = 99 MW
- 410′
- approved by Site Evaluation Committee June 10, 2009
Coos County, N.H. -- Noble Environmental Power [JP Morgan]
- 140 MW
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′ + 144′; 6,082 m2 = 1.50 acres
Kayaderosseras Ridge, N.Y. (Greenfield) -- Airtricity [Ireland]
- 20 × 2.0 MW = 40 MW
- 399′ = 256′ + 143′; 5,945 m2 = 1.47 acres
Stanbridge Station, St. Pierre de Véronne de Pike River, Bedford, Québec
- 31 × 2.0 MW = 62 MW
- 456′ (139 m)
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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