The Burlington Electric Department (BED) was formed in 1905 and is Vermont’s largest municipally owned electric utility serving more than 19,600 customers. BED is the exclusive provider of electric service to the City of Burlington, an area of approximately 16 square miles, and the Burlington International Airport in South Burlington. BED is also the operator and 50 percent owner of the Joseph C McNeil Wood-Powered Electric Generating Facility located in Burlington’s Intervale. The McNeil Station was the world’s largest wood-burning generating plant when it was launched in 1984; it remains one of the largest.