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Vergennes 9

Brownfield

Vergennes, Addison, Vermont · Green Mountain Power Corp

Legacy capacity
4
MW

Vergennes 9 is a oil plant in Vergennes, Addison, Vermont, retired 2021-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 4 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity4 MW
Retirement date2021-09-01
EIA plant ID#6519

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address4 Green Mountain Drive, Vergennes, VT, 5491
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Addison County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)13,501
IT / tech employment4
Construction employment1,023
Land value$3,832/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate19.20¢/kWh
Industrial power rate10.97¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.2%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply3.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.4 MGD
Cooling degree days400
Mean annual temp43°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index15.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers7 · 68% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Vergennes 9 — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Essex Junction 19oil plant422.9 mi—
Jericho Landfillformer landfill site226.9 micleanup_complete
South Burlington Landfillformer landfill site220.4 micleanup_complete
Jericho Gravel Pitformer mine site226.9 micleanup_complete

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Vergennes 9, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Vergennes 9
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
South Burlington LandfillBrownfieldVTChittenden—2 MW3.9 yrs67.8
NEW HAVENSubstation-AdjacentVTAddison County345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs65.7
OZ ChittendenGreenfieldVTChittenden——3.5 yrs65.6
EC Near Essex Junction 19GreenfieldVTChittenden——3.5 yrs64.4
ESSEXSubstation-AdjacentVTChittenden County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.5
EAST AVENUESubstation-AdjacentVTChittenden County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.0
WILLISTONSubstation-AdjacentVTChittenden County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.9
QUEEN CITYSubstation-AdjacentVTChittenden County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.9

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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