Fairfax Falls
Hydro power plant · Franklin County, Vermont
Nameplate capacity
3.5 MW
Rank in Vermont
#50
of 117 plants
In service since
2019
February 2019
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Green Mountain Power Corp
- County
- Franklin County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.39%
- Rank among hydro plants in Vermont
- #21 of 45
- EIA plant code
- 3712
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.1 MW | 2.0 MW | 2019 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.4 MW | 1.4 MW | 2019 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Vermont
| Stafford Hill Solar Hybrid | Battery storage | 4.0 MW |
| Pittsford | Hydro | 3.6 MW |
| Middlesex 2 | Hydro | 3.2 MW |
| Clark Falls | Hydro | 3.0 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 3.5 MW solar plant and a 3.5 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Vermont power plants · What Vermont actually generates