6 MW Wind operating in Bennington, VT — ISO New England Inc.
6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
1997
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.8625, -72.9628
County
Bennington, VT
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Green Mountain Power Corp | Avangrid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Green Mountain Power Corp | Avangrid | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Searsburg Wind Turbine is a 6 MW wind power plant located in Bennington County, Vermont. The plant began operating in 1997 and is owned by Avangrid, with Green Mountain Power Corp. listed as the operator. It consists of a single onshore wind turbine. The plant utilizes a Zond Z40 turbine model, featuring a 40-meter rotor diameter and a hub height of 40 meters.
In the most recent year of data, the Searsburg Wind Turbine generated 11,482 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 21.9%. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. Its installed cost was $650.06 per kW, according to FERC data. The Searsburg Wind Turbine is ranked as the 5th largest wind plant in Vermont (out of 5) and 1206th nationally (out of 1424).
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
1.1K MWh
Latest Month
11.5K MWh
Annual Generation
21.9%
Capacity Factor
$912/kW
Installed Cost
Green Mountain Power Corp
Reporting Utility
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Sleepy Hollow Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
2.58 km
Operator
Green Mountain Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
UN.PUTNAMRD34.5DFLW
Pricing Hub
.Z.VERMONT
Node Source
Curated node match
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