Wrightsville Hydro Plant
Hydro power plant · Washington County, Vermont
Nameplate capacity
1.0 MW
Rank in Vermont
#117
of 117 plants
In service since
1985
September 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Washington Electric Coop - (VT)
- County
- Washington County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among hydro plants in Vermont
- #45 of 45
- EIA plant code
- 7051
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.2 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 1985 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| VEC Alburgh Array | Solar | 1.0 MW |
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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 1.0 MW solar plant and a 1.0 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