Sheldon Springs Hydroelectric
Hydro power plant · Franklin County, Vermont
Nameplate capacity
25 MW
Rank in Vermont
#12
of 117 plants
In service since
1988
July 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Central Rivers Power US, LLC
- County
- Franklin County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 2.80%
- Rank among hydro plants in Vermont
- #5 of 45
- EIA plant code
- 10494
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG-1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10 MW | 9.7 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| SG-2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10 MW | 9.7 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| IG-1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.8 MW | 1.7 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| IG-2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.8 MW | 1.7 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| SG-3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| IG-3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1988 | 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
| Deerfield Wind LLC | Wind | 30 MW |
| Burlington GT | Other | 26 MW |
| Ryegate Associates, LLC | Other | 22 MW |
| Coolidge Solar 1, LLC | Solar | 20 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 25 MW solar plant and a 25 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