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59.5 MW Wood Waste operating in Chittenden, VT
59.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1984
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.4917, -73.2081
County
Chittenden, VT
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Burlington Electric - (VT) | Burlington Electric Department | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Burlington Electric - (VT), Green Mountain Power Corp, Vermont Public Power Supply Authority | Burlington Electric Department | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The J C McNeil Generating Station is a 59.5 MW wood-fired biomass plant located in Chittenden County, Vermont. It began operating in 1984 and is owned and operated by the Burlington Electric Department. The plant is the largest of three power plants in Vermont and ranks 13th out of 97 biomass plants nationally. It has one generator utilizing wood/wood waste biomass technology.
In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 209,276 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 40.2%. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. The installed cost of the plant was $1756.01 per kW, according to FERC data.
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ISO/RTO
ISO-NE
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
NPCC — Northeast Power Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc. (ISNE)
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
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21.3K MWh
Latest Month
209.3K MWh
Annual Generation
40.2%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
526 lb/MWh
NOx
1 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.010 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.136 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
35.5%
Annual Net Gen
185 GWh
CO₂eq
591 lb/MWh
Subregion
NPCC New England
Steam turbine · Green Mountain Power Corp · Data from 2015–2024
$2,025/kW
Installed Cost
$38/kW
Annual CapEx
$120.0/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
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Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
474
Pricing Hub
.Z.VERMONT
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-04-09
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City of Burlington's McNeil plant expansion plans drew opposition from Vermont Climate Council biomass advisory group, potentially stalling the proposal.
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