Data centers in Vermont
Every site we track in Vermont, the jobs each one brings where a public source states them and the officials who represent them.
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Sites in Vermont
Sites with sourced job numbers first. Construction and permanent jobs are shown separately and never added together.
| Site | County | Status | Construction jobs | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Communications (Fidium), 266 Main St. (BURLVTMA) Consolidated Communications, Inc. (Fidium) | Chittenden | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Consolidated, 266 Main St. Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| FirstLight Burlington Data Center (110 Cherry St, former Sovernet) FirstLight Fiber | Chittenden | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| FirstLight Data Center (Williston, VT) FirstLight Fiber | Chittenden | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Lightboard ★ Vermont (530 Community Drive carrier hotel) Lightboard | Chittenden | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Power Shift Stowe Server Co-location (571 South Main Street) Power Shift | Lamoille | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| SoVerNet Burlington Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| Tech Vault Data Center Tech Vault, Inc. | Chittenden | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| VELCO Rutland (366 Pinnacle Ridge Rd) Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. (VELCO) | Rutland | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Vermont Advanced Computing Center (VACC), University of Vermont University of Vermont | Chittenden | Operating | not stated | not stated |
Counties with data center sites
What does this mean for your community?
Electric bills, water, housing and taxes in Data centers in Vermont: sites, jobs and officials: what we know, what remains unknown and who can answer. Statewide figures are context, not forecasts for any one community.
Will my electric bill rise?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No modeled or measured estimate of the effect on household bills has been published for this state.
- What remains unknown
- The effect on household bills in most states.
- Who can answer
- Your state utility commission and your utility's rate cases.
- Ask
- Will data centers pay the full cost of the power lines and plants built for them? Where is that written in a rate order?
How much water will it use?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No tracked project in this state has a published water figure in our sources.
- What remains unknown
- Water use for nearly every other project.
- Who can answer
- Your local water utility and county commission.
- Ask
- How much water will this project use each day? Where will it come from?
Will housing get more expensive?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No public body we found tracks data center effects on local rents or land prices.
- What remains unknown
- Effects on local land prices, rents and housing.
- Who can answer
- Local land records and planning commission minutes.
- Ask
- Has anyone studied what this project will do to local rents and home prices?
What are taxpayers giving up?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No signed incentive record for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
- What remains unknown
- The full public cost and the net tax revenue for most projects.
- Who can answer
- Your state economic development agency and county commission.
- Ask
- What tax breaks does this project get? What must it deliver in return?
What the agreements say
No signed incentive agreement for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
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