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Data center campus · Vernon, Windham County, Vermont

Former Vermont Yankee site (Vernon) redevelopment

Withdrawn as of Sept. 25, 2026

PowerTransitions, a Texas company backed by private equity, holds a 2024 lease from NorthStar on the 140-acre former Vermont Yankee nuclear plant site in Vernon. In spring 2026 it listed a data center among possible uses, alongside battery storage and a small reactor, and some residents raised concerns. The commissioner of the Department of Public Service said a data center there would need to generate its own power. In September 2026 the company said it does not plan a data center and is focused on battery storage. Also known as: Vermont Yankee site, PowerTransitions Vernon.

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Addison CountyBennington CountyCaledonia CountyChittenden CountyEssex CountyFranklin CountyGrand Isle CountyLamoille CountyOrange CountyOrleans CountyRutland CountyWashington CountyWindham CountyWindsor CountyFormer Vermont Yankee site (Vernon) redevelopment · Withdrawn
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site140acres

Who is behind it

ProjectFormer Vermont Yankee site (Vernon) redevelopmentAlso: Vermont Yankee site, PowerTransitions Vernon
Developer and teamPowerTransitions
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Vermont Public reports that the company's representative said it has no intent to build a data center and is pitching battery storage on about 15 acres. (Vermont Public, Sept. 25, 2026)

  2. VTDigger reports that plans remain preliminary, with battery storage as the near-term goal, and that the 2024 lease runs from NorthStar to PowerTransitions. (VTDigger, July 9, 2026)

  3. VTDigger reports on the data center idea, local worries about water and power use, and the commissioner of the Department of Public Service's view that a data center would need its own generation. (VTDigger, June 17, 2026)

  4. At a Vernon planning commission meeting, PowerTransitions lists a data center among possible uses for the site. (VTDigger, July 9, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Included because the site exceeds 100 acres, even though no MW figure was given for a data center.
  • GMP named Vernon, next to the former VY site, as one of the places it studied for 50-200 MW of added load. That study is not a proposal.

The full record

Status note
A data center was one of several uses PowerTransitions raised for the 140-acre site in May-June 2026. In September 2026 a company representative told Vernon residents it has no intent to develop a data center and is focused on battery storage. Nothing official has been filed.
Power note
Power capacity not reported for any data center use. (The battery storage idea was described at 110-440 MW; that is not a data center figure.)
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.