There is a special carve-out in the Standard Offer Program reserved for existing (already online) hydroelectric plants.
Program Eligibility requirements:
- Up to 5MW capacity
- Located in Vermont
- In-service date as of January 1, 2009
03/20/26: Case No. 25-3072 Order 2026 Standard Offer Prices for Existing Hydro Plants
10/03/25: Case No. 25-2370 Order 2025 Standard Offer Prices for Existing Hydro And Farm Methane Prices
06/07/24: Case No. 24-0822 Order 2024 Standard-Offer Price for Existing Hydro Plants
08/08/23: Case No. 23-2860 Order-2023 Standard-Offer Prices for Existing Hydroelectric Plants
03/16/22: Case No. 22-0829 Order 2022 Standard-Offer Price for Existing Hydroelectric Plants
09/17/19: Case No. 18-0360 Order 2019 Standard-Offer Prices for Existing Hydroelectric Plants