KINGDOM COMMUNITY WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 65 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Orleans County
- Operator
- GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57979
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 162 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 44.7632, -72.4381
KINGDOM COMMUNITY WIND, a 65 MW Wind power plant in Orleans County, Vermont. Operated by GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP, commissioned 2012.
How KINGDOM COMMUNITY WIND compares
With 65 MW of capacity, KINGDOM COMMUNITY WIND is the largest of the 60 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Vermont and the largest of the 4 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 54% of Vermont's operating Wind capacity and 10% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 339th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 91% of the 58 operating Vermont plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP, runs 29 operating plants in Vermont totaling 258 MW. It shares Orleans County with one other operating plant, NEWPORT.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 65 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 162 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 14% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by VERMONT ELECTRIC POWER CO, about 8.7 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 49 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SHEFFIELD WIND (40 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
KINGDOM COMMUNITY WIND is a 65 MW wind power plant in Orleans County, VT, operated by GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER CORP, commissioned in 2012. Orleans County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 4th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 82nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Orleans County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 21.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 22.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Hail | Very Low | 4th | 1.1 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.68 |
Perils not assessed in Orleans County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Orleans County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.