Burlington Electric Department

The Burlington Electric Department (BED) the a municipally-owned electric utility of Burlington, Vermont.[1] It is the largest municipally-owned electric utility in Vermont. It has over 19,600 customers. It is the only utility providing electricity to the city and the Burlington International Airport, South Burlington.

Generating plants

BED operates and owns 50% of a wood-powered electric generating facility. When this was constructed in 1984, it was the world’s largest wood-burning generating plant. It still is one of the largest today.[2] BED also owns and operates the Winooski One hydro facility, a gas turbine, a wind turbine, and two solar installations.[3]

History

The utility was created in 1905, after city officials grew dissatisfied with the investor-owned Burlington Light and Power Company and its pricing.[2]

The 30-megawatt coal-fired Moran Municipal Generation Station, named for Mayor J.E. Moran, was completed in 1954.[2] It was decommissioned in 1986. The city has planned to convert it to recreation or museum use.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Burlington Plans Major Electric Power Upgrade". WCAX. September 7, 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  2. 1 2 3 Burlington Electric Department Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. retrieved October 4, 2009
  3. ↑ "BED-Owned Electricity Generation". Burlington Electric Department. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  4. ↑ Hallenbeck, Terri (4 October 2009). "City shows off progress at electric plant". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. pp. 1B.

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