PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option)

Facility record

Lifecycle

CancelledSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

42.77889, -72.51306

Serving utility, source-reported

Not established

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

Not published

Source record updated

2026-10-29

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2026-06Proposed

   PowerTransitions leased redevelopment rights to the roughly 140-acre former Vermont Yankee site from NorthStar. A data center is one of the options it has floated, along with battery storage and an SMR. No decision has been made.

   Underlying source
2. 2026-10-28Cancelled

   At a September 2026 Vernon community meeting, PowerTransitions' head of external affairs Carrie Hitt said the data center option is off the table: 'We have no intent to develop one' and 'We understand that a data center is not what this community wants.' The company is now pitching a 110–440 MW battery storage facility on the site instead.

   Underlying source

Source notes

Very preliminary. PowerTransitions, a Texas-based company backed by Partners Group, has floated battery storage, a small modular reactor and a data center for the decommissioned Vermont Yankee site. The company says it 'had not made any decision about which option to pursue'. The Selectboard chair thinks battery storage is most likely. Any project would trigger Act 250 review. No data center size, MW or investment has been disclosed. The 140 acres is the whole site, not a data center footprint. Coordinates are the former plant's.

Sources and provenance

• Energy development company inks lease deal for Vermont Yankee property (Jun 15, 2026) · source retrieved 2026-10-11
• Vernon community and the state grapple with potential redevelopment of Vermont Yankee site (Jun 17, 2026) · source retrieved 2026-10-11
• Vernon wants input on the future of the Vermont Yankee site (Aug 6, 2026) · source retrieved 2026-10-11
• Talks underway on future of Vermont Yankee property (Jun 18, 2026) · source retrieved 2026-10-11
• Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (site coordinates) · source retrieved 2026-10-11
• Energy development company makes pitch for Vermont Yankee property in Vernon · source retrieved 2026-10-28
• Texas company presents ideas for future Vermont Yankee property use · source retrieved 2026-10-29
• Energy development company inks lease deal for Vermont Yankee property · source retrieved 2026-10-29

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.