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West Charleston

West Charleston is a 1.4 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Orleans County, Vermont, operated by Barton Village, Inc.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1931 (current stage)
  5. ClosedDec 2013 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Conventional Hydroelectric0.7 MW OperatingJul 1931
2Conventional Hydroelectric0.7 MW OperatingOct 1948
IC3Petroleum Liquids1.4 MW RetiredJul 1956Dec 2013
IC4Petroleum Liquids1.4 MW RetiredJul 1956Dec 2013

Plant details

Operator
Barton Village, Inc
Location
Orleans County, Vermont
Balancing authority
ISNE
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 1.4 MW
Retired: 2.8 MW
First unit online
Jul 1931
EIA plant ID
3753

Location

44.8874, -72.0554

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem