Searsburg Wind Turbine
Bennington County, Vermont · EIA plant ID 7381 · Operator: Green Mountain Power Corp
Nameplate6MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation10GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor21%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1997
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), wind 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 | 12.1 | 346.3% | — |
| 2002 | 10.4 | 236.8% | — |
| 2003 | 10.8 | 23.8% | — |
| 2004 | 11.4 | 24.9% | — |
| 2005 | 11.5 | 25.2% | — |
| 2006 | 10.7 | 23.5% | — |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 23.1% | — |
| 2008 | 10.2 | 22.4% | — |
| 2009 | 11.6 | 25.4% | — |
| 2010 | 13.9 | 30.5% | — |
| 2011 | 10.8 | 23.8% | — |
| 2012 | 12.2 | 26.7% | — |
| 2013 | 12.2 | 26.8% | — |
| 2014 | 10.9 | 24.0% | — |
| 2015 | 12.2 | 26.8% | — |
| 2016 | 12.6 | 27.6% | — |
| 2017 | 11.2 | 24.5% | — |
| 2018 | 12.3 | 27.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2 | 26.7% | — |
| 2020 | 12.3 | 26.8% | — |
| 2021 | 11 | 24.1% | — |
| 2022 | 9.4 | 20.7% | — |
| 2023 | 9.6 | 21.2% | — |
| 2024 | 9.6 | 20.9% | — |
| 2025 | 11.5 | 25.2% | — |
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 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 6 | 5.2 | Jun 1997 | Operating | — | zond Z-40 |
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.
| Deerfield Wind LLC | 30 MW | 3 km |
| Searsburg | 4 MW | 3 km |
| Harriman | 34 MW | 8.6 km |
| Sherman | 7 MW | 15 km |
| New England Wind LLC | 29 MW | 15.6 km |
| Deerfield 5 | 18 MW | 19.1 km |