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PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option)

Vernon, Windham County, Vermont · All 2 PowerTransitions sites

CancelledContestedRecord updated October 28, 2026

PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option) is a cancelled data center in Vernon, Vermont (Windham County), operated by PowerTransitions. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record. The record for this site rests on a single unverified source and should be read that way.

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Facility record

Cancelled

Operator: PowerTransitions
Facility type: Data center
Location: Vernon, Windham County, VT
Coordinates: 42.7789, -72.5131 (approximate)
Power capacity: Not established from a public source
Land: Not established from a public source
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: Not established from a public source
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: Contested
Source confidence: Rumored: a single unverified source

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

October 28, 2026
Cancelled
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 to 440 MW battery storage facility on the site instead. Source: Vermont Public
June 2026
Proposed
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. Source: Connecticut Public

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option) in Vernon, Windham County, Vermont is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. The Vernon Selectboard chair says a data center is the least popular option among townspeople, citing electricity use, water use and noise.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

The Vernon Selectboard chair says a data center is the least popular option among townspeople, citing electricity use, water use and noise. The planning chair warned of a 'serious drain' on local water and power.

Source: VTDigger

Notes on the record

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.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Power capacity in megawatts
Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
Land area
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Power capacity in megawatts: The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area: The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option) in Vernon?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option)?

No lawsuit over PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option) appears in the record we track as of October 28, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option) use?

No water withdrawal figure for PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option), and how big is it?

PowerTransitions is the operator on record. We hold 2 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "PowerTransitions Vermont Yankee Site Redevelopment (data center option)," updated October 28, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/powertransitions-vermont-yankee-vernon-vt.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/powertransitions-vermont-yankee-vernon-vt, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.Energy development company inks lease deal for Vermont Yankee property (Jun 15, 2026) · Connecticut Public · retrieved October 11, 2026
2.Vernon community and the state grapple with potential redevelopment of Vermont Yankee site (Jun 17, 2026) · VTDigger · retrieved October 11, 2026
3.Vernon wants input on the future of the Vermont Yankee site (Aug 6, 2026) · VTDigger · retrieved October 11, 2026
4.Talks underway on future of Vermont Yankee property (Jun 18, 2026) · WCAX · retrieved October 11, 2026
5.Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (site coordinates) · Wikipedia · retrieved October 11, 2026
6.Energy development company makes pitch for Vermont Yankee property in Vernon · Vermont Public · retrieved October 28, 2026

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