16 MW Conventional Hydroelectric (8 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (8 MW) operating in Chittenden, VT — ISO New England Inc.
16 MW
Nameplate Capacity
9
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric + Petroleum Liquids
1917
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.4821, -73.1164
County
Chittenden, VT
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Green Mountain Power Corp | Green Mountain Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Green Mountain Power Corp | small shareholder(s) | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Essex Junction 19 is a 16 MW hybrid power plant located in Chittenden County, Vermont. The plant, which began operating in 1917, utilizes both conventional hydroelectric and petroleum liquids technologies. It consists of 9 generators and is operated by Green Mountain Power Corp, though ownership is attributed to small shareholder(s). The plant's primary fuel source is water (WAT).
In the most recent year of reported data, Essex Junction 19 generated 33,199 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 23.7%. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. According to available data, the installed cost per kW was $240.24, with financial information sourced from FERC filings. Essex Junction 19 is ranked 6th out of 46 power plants in Vermont and 540th out of 1464 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
3.1K MWh
Latest Month
33.2K MWh
Annual Generation
23.7%
Capacity Factor
Green Mountain Power Corp
Reporting Utility
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Essex Hilltop-19 Substation · 35 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Green Mountain Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
.Z.VERMONT
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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