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Data for 2010  |  Release Date: April 26, 2012  |  Next Release: February 2013  |   full report

Nuclear Profile 2010 Vermont profile

Vermont total electric power industry, summer capacity and net generation, by energy source, 2010 
Primary energy source Summer capacity
(mw)
Share of State total
(percent)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Share of State total
(percent)
Nuclear 620 55.0 4,782 72.2
Hydro and Pumped Storage 324 28.7 1,347 20.3
Natural Gas - - 4 0.1
Other Renewable1 84 7.5 482 7.3
Petroleum 100 8.9 5 0.1
Total 1,128 100.0 6,620 100.0
1Municipal Solid Waste net generation is allocated according to the biogenic and non-biogenic components of the fuel; however, all Municipal Solid Waste summer capacity is classified as Renewable.
- = No data reported.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Other Renewable: Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind.
Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Vermont nuclear power plants, summer capacity and net generation, 2010  
Plant name/total reactors Summer capacity
(mw)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Share of State nuclear
net generation (percent)
Owner
Vermont Yankee
Unit 1
620 4,782 100.0 Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee
1 Plant
1 Reactor
620 4,782 100.0  
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Plants in State

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant 
Unit Summer capacity
(mw)
Net generation
(thousand mwh)
Summer capacity factor (percent) Type Commercial operation date License expiration date
1 620 4,782 88.0 BWR 11/30/1972 3/21/2012
  620 4,782 88.0      
Data for 2010
BWR = Boiling Water Reactor.
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: Entergy Nuclear Operations

Location and Service Territory: The plant is on a 125-acre site at Vernon, Vermont, in Windham County.

Staffing: 650 employees

Reactor Description: General Electric Type 4 boiling water reactor

Cooling System: Vermont Yankee draws its cooling water from the Connecticut River.


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