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The following is a summary of the various resources that make up VEC’s 2010 purchase power portfolio.
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Gen Type
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MWH
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%
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| Hydro |
266,041 |
54% |
| Hydro/Wood (VEPPI) |
 25,499 |
 5% |
| Farm Methane |
  4,819 |
 1% |
| Nuclear |
 80,921 |
16% |
| Wind |
 20,375 |
 4% |
| System Power Contracts |
 97,308 |
20% |
- The hydro group consists of Hydro-Quebec, Niagara and St Lawrence (NY hydro), and the Warner’s hydro.
- The farm methane is from Berkshire Cow Power and Neighborhood Energy (Maxwell’s farm).
- All the Vermont utilities are required to buy their retail sale load share of Vermont small power producers (i.e., VEPPI units); these consist of the 17 hydro generators and one wood burning generator. The VEPPI units are labeled as Hydro/Wood in the table and chart.
- The wind is from First Wind, LLC, Sheffield, VT.
- The "System Power" arrangements are contracts for energy where the source of the supply is not identified. The seller guarantees delivery, but not the source of generation. Presumably, the majority of the resources are natural gas but there is no way to know for sure.
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