Reliable

Vermont Yankee is a reliable source of in-state electric power and provides crucial power to homes, businesses, and health and municipal facilities.

The 650 megawatts of electricity produced by Vermont Yankee provides one third of Vermont's electricity and enough power to the rest of New England to serve nearly 250,000 homes.

While countless other facilities were forced to shut down during the blackout of August 2003, Vermont Yankee stayed online, maintained full power output and even aided New York and the northeastern United States in restoring power.

As Vermont's hometown power generator, Vermont Yankee reduces the need to import less reliable power from elsewhere.

Vermont Yankee realizes that renewable energy sources such as solar and wind will play a role in Vermont's energy future which is why we will have invested $32 million in renewables through the Clean Energy Fund by 2012.

However these sources are not currently sufficient enough to provide the huge amounts of base load electricity or the 24/7 reliability necessary to fuel Vermont's growing needs. The state needs Vermont Yankee to continue providing safe, clean and reliable power and to serve as a bridge to a renewable energy future.