AI data center sites in Vermont
14 Vermont counties scored on transmission, the interconnection queue, power price and tax. Updated October 18, 2026.
Open a county for its queue requests, substations, plants and data centers.
| County | Score | Pipeline | Power price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 50 MW | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 29 | 20 MW | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 28 | - | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 28 | - | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 23 | - | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 20 | 16 MW | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 18 | 22 MW | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 18 | - | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 18 | - | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 18 | - | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 18 | - | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 16 | - | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 12 | - | 12.9¢/kWh | |
| 12 | - | 12.9¢/kWh |
Pipeline: active generation and storage requests in the ISO queue, or EIA planned plants where larger (outside the ISOs). Top kV: highest substation voltage. Power price: the state's industrial average. DCs: GPU colocation, mining sites and AI campuses.
What the data shows
The strongest Vermont counties for a large AI load are Addison County (29), Rutland County (29) and Windham County (28) on the site score. Vermont sits in ISO-NE; its ISO queues hold 90 MW of active generation and storage requests, and it has 4 substations at 345 kV and up.
Industrial power averaged 12.9¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026 YTD), against 12.3¢/kWh a year earlier, the 40th lowest of the 50 states and DC. Vermont has no data center-specific sales tax exemption. We track 0 AI campuses and 0 GPU-ready colocation facilities here.
Top 6 counties in detail
1. Addison CountyISO-NE
Site score 29 of 100
- Transmission
- 14/25
- Generation pipeline
- 2/20
- Industrial power price
- 12/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 2/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- ISO-NE
- Queue (active)
- 50 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 50 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 1
- Operating plants
- 46 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 4 MW
- Industrial power, VT
- 12.9¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPS Panton SolarISO-NE 807, in service 2029-12 | Vergennes 115 kV Substation | 50 | Solar | In study |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- NEW HAVEN · 4 lines345 kV
- MIDDLEBURY · 2 lines115 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Panton · Solar, planned 202850 MW
2. Rutland CountyISO-NE
Site score 29 of 100
- Transmission
- 14/25
- Generation pipeline
- 2/20
- Industrial power price
- 12/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 2/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- ISO-NE
- Queue (active)
- 20 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 20 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 1
- Operating plants
- 35 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 13 MW
- Industrial power, VT
- 12.9¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Haven SolarISO-NE 680, in service 2028-07 | GMP 46 kV between Carver Falls and Fair Haven Tap | 20 | Solar | In study |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- WEST RUTLAND · 5 lines345 kV
- NORTH RUTLAND · 2 lines115 kV
- BLISSVILLE · 2 lines115 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Fair Haven Solar · Solar, planned 202820 MW
3. Windham CountyISO-NE
Site score 28 of 100
- Transmission
- 14/25
- Generation pipeline
- 0/20
- Industrial power price
- 12/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 2/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- ISO-NE
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 1
- Operating plants
- 122 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, VT
- 12.9¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- VERNON VT · 5 lines345 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines115 kV
4. Windsor CountyISO-NE
Site score 28 of 100
- Transmission
- 14/25
- Generation pipeline
- 0/20
- Industrial power price
- 12/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 2/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- ISO-NE
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 1
- Operating plants
- 89 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, VT
- 12.9¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- COOLIDGE · 5 lines345 kV
- ASCUTNEY · 5 lines115 kV
- WINDSOR · 1 lines115 kV
5. Orange CountyISO-NE
Site score 23 of 100
- Transmission
- 10/25
- Generation pipeline
- 0/20
- Industrial power price
- 12/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 1/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- ISO-NE
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 230 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 1
- Operating plants
- 15 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, VT
- 12.9¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- GRANITE · 3 lines230 kV
- CHELSEA · 2 lines115 kV
6. Chittenden CountyISO-NE
Site score 20 of 100
- Transmission
- 4/25
- Generation pipeline
- 2/20
- Industrial power price
- 12/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 3/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 0/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- ISO-NE
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 16 MW
- Top substation
- 115 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 0
- Operating plants
- 196 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, VT
- 12.9¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- None
Substations, 115 kV and up
- ESSEX · 6 lines115 kV
- EAST AVENUE · 4 lines115 kV
- WILLISTON · 3 lines115 kV
- SAND BAR · 3 lines115 kV
- CHARLOTTE · 2 lines115 kV
- WILLISTON · 2 lines115 kV
- RISER139866 · 2 lines115 kV
- EAST AVENUE · 2 lines115 kV
Data center tax exemption in Vermont
No data center-specific sales tax exemption found in Vermont's list of sales and use tax exemptions (32 V.S.A. 9741).
Source: Vermont General Assembly, accessed 2026-10-17. General information, not tax advice; ask your tax advisor.
How the score works
Six parts out of 100: transmission (25), generation in the queue (20), the state's industrial power price (20), existing and retiring plants (15), sales tax exemption (10) and data center activity (10). The site finder's methodology prints each formula and every source with its date. Markets: ISO New England.
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