The Deerfield Wind project builds upon the success of the Northeast’s largest utility-scale wind installation: the Searsburg Wind Power Facility. The proposed expansion project will add 20 to 30 1.5 to 2.0 MW wind turbines to the existing facility – providing enough electricity for 14,000 to 16,000 average Vermont homes. VERA is working with Deerfield Wind LLC and Green Mountain Power Corp to develop plans for the project, which was purchased by PPM Energy from enXco, Inc. in February 2006.

The Deerfield Wind/Searsburg Expansion development process is steered by the Collaborative Team, with more than 30 local, state, regional and federal stakeholders. VERA conceived this cooperative process as a means of guiding the project toward a design that benefits the general public, as well as a wide variety of special interests.