Reduce Chittenden County's consumption of energy and reliance on non-renewable, energy. Improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency and reliability on the energy production, transmission, and distribution system.
Renewable Energy Capacity Sited in Chittenden County
Current Value
606,554MWh
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
This indicator measures the amount of electricity generated from solar, wind, hydro- electric, methane digesters, and woody biomass sited in Chittenden County.
For more information about the County's reneawble energy generation target, see the 2018 ECOS Plan Supplement 6 here
Why Is This Important?
Increasing Chittenden County’s production of renewable energy will improve the cost effectiveness, efficiency, and reliability of energy production, transmission, and distribution system and support the State’s goal of 90% renewable energy by 2050.
Note on Methodology
The amount of renewable energy generation capacity cited in this indicator deviates from the total renewable energy generation capacity the Department of Public Service reports for Chittenden County. The number reported in this indicator is a county number that is totaled up for each municipality in the County and counts generation based on where the facility is located. For example, only half of Georgia Mountain Community Wind is associated with the Town of Milton. The Department of Public Service reports 556,623 MWh for Chittenden County.
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