Vermont has 1 data center site, 0 buildings where disclosed on the record: 1 proposed. It is in Windham County. The largest proposal is Vermont Yankee Site Data Center in Windham County; it is reported, as reported August 17, 2026.
How to read this page. Every count comes from the records on this page and links to where it is counted. Nothing is published until a person reads its source, and a figure no source gives reads Not disclosed; nothing is estimated. A rating changes only when a person sets it.
| Facility and county | Stage | Operator | Power (MW) | Latest entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Yankee Site Data Center Vernon, Windham County | Proposed | PowerTransitions has leased Vermont Yankee site and is evaluating redevelopment options including data center wcax.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet reported August 17, 2026 |
A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file. Power is the developer's figure or a permit's, each linked on the record. All 1 Vermont project.
| Record | Place | Stage | Operator | MW | Basis | Located | Tier | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Yankee Site Data Center | Vernon, Windham | Proposed | centroid | 4 | 2026-09-17 |
Tier 1: an official or company source. Tier 2: a news report resolving to the outlet's own page. Located: a site coordinate from a permit, a parcel or an address, or the county or town centroid. Verified: the last day a person read the source. A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file.
| County | Census GEOID | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Windham County | 50025 |
A county without a record is listed, not linked.
What the state and its counties and cities have decided. Each row is rated by what it has decided, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never by whether that is good or bad.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | state | not rated | Vermont introduced S 205 seeking moratorium on data centers until 2030 with impact study requirement. mashable.com (opens in a new tab) national outlet Reported Sep 167 acts on this rowEvery act on the Vermont row
| 7 | 2026-09-16 |
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own. A month with no day: the source names the month and not the day. A rating rests only on a binding act in force; "not rated" means no person has set one. A blank cell means the record holds nothing for it.
No official summary on file for any of these 2 measures; each row links to the legislature's page for the text.
S.205 In committee
An act relating to sustainable data center deployment
H.727 Vetoed
2 bills tracked, 0 signed · LegiScan, CC BY 4.0
| Number | Session | Status | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.727 | 2025-2026 Session | Vetoed | 2026-05-28 | An act relating to sustainable data center deployment |
| S.205 | 2025-2026 Session | In committee | 2026-01-06 | An act relating to a temporary moratorium on AI data centers and a report on the construction and operation of AI data centers in Vermont |
2 bills tracked in Vermont; 2025-2026 Session, legislature adjourned; last checked October 26, 2026. The last check found no bill not already tracked; the 2 tracked bills stand. Search terms: data center, data centre, large load, hyperscale, computing facility, server farm, high load factor (indirect), energy intensive facility (indirect), large electric load (indirect), digital asset mining (indirect), cryptocurrency mining (indirect), qualified technology facility (indirect), colocation (indirect), moratorium (with another term), sales tax exemption (with another term). The search on LegiScan. (opens in a new tab)
Bill data from LegiScan (opens in a new tab), licensed CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab). The record chooses the bills, writes each stage in its own words and cites the legislature's own page for every bill.
| Member | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Balint | D | Yea |
A blank party cell means the clerk's roll gives none.
| Member | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Sanders (I-VT) | I | Nay |
| Welch (D-VT) | D | Nay |
A blank party cell means the clerk's roll gives none.
Positions as the clerk records them. How bills and votes are recorded.
MoratoriumVermont
Scorecard eventVermont
Now reportedVermont Yankee Site Data Center
DenialVermont
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The House made a failed attempt to override the governor's veto on Friday
Scorecard eventVermont
Kerrick Johnson, Vermont Commissioner of Public Service, said proponents of data centers see them as an opportunity to make industry pay for needed upgrades to rural electrical systems provided they bring their own power generation to the table and cooperate with local utilities.
Vermont Conservation Voters Executive Director Dan Fingas said large data centers have been blamed for higher energy costs, water consumption, noise and air pollution
Every Vermont statement, by speaker (7)
In the same post, Janoo also said Vermont needs to pass legislation telling the companies that run large data centers that “you are not welcome here,” at least for the time being.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: vtdigger.org (opens in a new tab).
Archived copy: Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab).
Also reported by: benningtonbanner.com (opens in a new tab) news outlet .
"If ratepayers read this bill and see that it is a name that says ratepayer protection and provides no relief in rates, they will rightly be angry. They can see something that is not on the level."
Provenance: Quoted; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Setting: U.S. Senate.
Primary source: CNN Wire (opens in a new tab).
Becca Balint, U.S. Representative, validated concerns about effects of data centers on community health
Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: Bennington Banner (opens in a new tab).
Vermont Conservation Voters launched campaign called 'Don't Data Center Vermont' to highlight harms of data centers.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Mountain Times (opens in a new tab).
Julie Moore, Vermont Secretary of Natural Resources, testified to U.S. Congress in support of the Water Cost Accountability Act, which would require data centers to pay for water infrastructure costs.
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Mountain Times (opens in a new tab).
On the November 3, 2026 ballot in Vermont: Governor (5), U.S. House, at large (6); 2 of 11 candidates with a statement on data centers on the record. Every candidate.
1 project is on the record in Vermont: 1 reported. Each is listed under Projects with its status history and sources. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveRecords are in 1 county: Windham County (1). The county table lists every county with its count, zero included. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNot disclosed. None of the 1 record on file for Vermont states a power figure. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNot disclosed. None of the 1 record on file for Vermont states a water figure. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNot disclosed. None of the 1 record on file for Vermont states a developer. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNo county or city rule about data centers is on the record for Vermont yet. A rule appears on the scorecard the day a person publishes its first dated event. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above1 record is not yet running. Windham County: Vermont Yankee Site Data Center (reported). A county name opens its page with the map and every record there. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNo bill on data centers has been signed into law in Vermont yet. 2 bills are tracked under Laws: 1 in committee. The state's own scorecard row carries 7 dated acts, the newest reported September 16, 2026. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows abovesummed only where a record disclosed the figure
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Without a figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water, stated per day | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water, stated per year | 0 | 1 | ||
| Permanent jobs | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tax each year | 0 | 1 |
A blank cell means no record in Vermont disclosed the figure. Third party figures on the same metrics are listed apart below; a figure a project disclosed about itself is never mixed with them.
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Without a figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water, stated per day | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water, stated per year | 0 | 1 | ||
| Permanent jobs | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tax each year | 0 | 1 |
A blank total means no record disclosed the figure; the count without one says how many.
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
The disclosed totals are in the table above.
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Vermont is for.
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No stated use | 1 |
A blank cell means no record with that use disclosed the figure.
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Vermont is cooled.
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