Peterson
Chittenden County, Vermont · EIA plant ID 3720 · Operator: Green Mountain Power Corp
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation25GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor49%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1948
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.4 | 26.5% | — |
| 2002 | 26 | 27.8% | — |
| 2003 | 26.1 | 51.3% | — |
| 2004 | 30.5 | 59.8% | — |
| 2005 | 28.2 | 55.6% | — |
| 2006 | 35.8 | 70.5% | — |
| 2007 | 28.1 | 55.4% | — |
| 2008 | 31.9 | 62.7% | — |
| 2009 | 29.1 | 57.4% | — |
| 2010 | 31.7 | 62.4% | — |
| 2011 | 32.1 | 63.3% | — |
| 2012 | 26.2 | 51.5% | — |
| 2013 | 28.6 | 56.4% | — |
| 2014 | 25.6 | 50.5% | — |
| 2015 | 25 | 49.2% | — |
| 2016 | 24.4 | 47.8% | — |
| 2017 | 27.9 | 54.8% | — |
| 2018 | 25.2 | 49.6% | — |
| 2019 | 16.2 | 31.9% | — |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 10.4% | — |
| 2021 | 17 | 33.5% | — |
| 2022 | 26.1 | 51.4% | — |
| 2023 | 36.3 | 71.4% | — |
| 2024 | 31.3 | 61.4% | — |
| 2025 | 25.1 | 49.5% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 6.3 | 5.8 | Feb 1948 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Green Mountain Power Corp. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Green Mountain Power Corp | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Clark Falls | 3 MW | 3.4 km |
| Milton | 7 MW | 3.9 km |
| Georgia Ballard BESS | 5 MW | 7.3 km |
| Georgia Mountain Community Wind Farm | 10 MW | 7.8 km |
| Fairfax Falls | 4 MW | 13.3 km |
| Saint Albans Solar | 5 MW | 16.4 km |