McNeil Generating Station

59.5 MW

Address

111 Intervale Road
Burlington, VT
05401
United States of America

Latitude: 44.493526

Longitude: -73.208326

https://www.burlingtonelectric.com/mcneil

Notes

Burns whole tree chips. Retrofitted in 1989 to burn natural gas alone or in combination with wood. Does not run regularly, but has to start up 210 times annually. Joseph C. McNeil Generating Station of the Burlington Electric Department. Located within 500 ft of residential neighborhood. Locals published a youtube video about it causing negative health effects. We have created a special map that documents the sourcing of whole trees for this facility: www.energyjustice.net/map/mcneil

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Data Sources

Environmental Justice Analysis

Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian		0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	33.3%	6.9%	6.0%	5.7%	3.8%
Black	8.3%	5.7%	4.9%	3.9%	2.7%
Hispanic		3.9%	3.6%	3.2%	2.7%
White	50.0%	78.3%	80.4%	82.2%	85.7%
	85.7%
Population	12	36k	72k	116k	194k
Income	$41k			$76k	$76k

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GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
McNeil Neighbors		Interested

CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
Burlington City of	Owner	50%
Central Vermont Pub Serv Corp	Owner	20%
Green Mountain Power Corp	Owner	11%
Vermont Public Pwr Supply Auth	Owner	19%

LINK

Link
Biomass proponents in Western Mass. look to McNeil Generating Station in Vermont to see how a successful plant can operate
Feeling the heat? Wood-burning power plant could send more heat our way
Lessons Learned from Existing Biomass Power Plants PDF
The Impacts of McNeil Station 2000 Report
The McNeil Story - History by McNeil Plant Manager 2-page legal and permit history
TITLE V AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT PDF
Videos documenting neighbors' experience with nuisances from McNeil Document noise, odors, wood dust, asthma, etc.

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Unit Information

Power	Type	Status	Fuel	Secondary Fuel(s)
60 MW	Burner: Boiler	Operating	Wood Waste Solids	Natural Gas	Oil

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