New VT Law School course to show legal ropes to utility executives
For immediate release Feb. 1, 2012 Contact John Cramer Office: 802.831.1106 jcramer@vermontlaw.edu SOUTH ROYALTON, VT –– Vermont Law School will offer a unique new course this summer designed to help senior electric utility executives gain a better understanding of the legal basics critical to operating an effective utility company. The rigorous two-week class will give executives [...]
Thursday’s ‘Ridges are not renewable day’: film, experts call for pause in Big Wind development
For immediate release Jan. 31, 2012 Contact Lukas B. Snelling Energize Vermont Phone: 802-778-0660 luke@energizevermont.org On Thursday February 2nd utility-scale wind opponents from communities across Vermont will head to the State House for “Ridges Are Not Renewable Day.” They will call on lawmakers to call a “time out” on further utility-scale wind development in the [...]
Welch statement on Obama energy efficiency announcement
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) issued the below statement following President Obama’s announcement today of nearly $4 billion in energy efficiency investments over the next two years.
Angwin: Governor wants a plan–without Vermont Yankee
Shortly after Gov. Peter Shumlin took office, he said he was very surprised that the State Energy Plan included Vermont Yankee operating past March 2012. Now his team has put together a proposal for Vermont without Vermont Yankee, the Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP).
Flory: Shumlin’s energy proposal puts planning before the facts
Without Vermont Yankee, which accounts for a third of the state’s electricity and 70 percent of in-state generation, Vermont will have to rely on New England grid power: mostly nuclear and fossil-based natural gas and coal.
Canadian power brokers look to transmit electricity to points south
So far, all parties deny any plans for transmission development other than business-as-usual grid updates for reliability.
Central Vermont Reports 2011 Second-Quarter Earnings
Central Vermont Public Service reported consolidated earnings of $9.2 million, or 67 cents per diluted share of common stock, for the first six months of 2011 compared to $5.6 million, or 46 cents per diluted share of common stock, for the same period in 2010.
ANR’s draft certification for GMP wind project allows Lowell Mountains’ water quality to be degraded
“The Lowell wind project is a high-risk site with steep elevations and very erodible soils, the Applicants have proposed the use of alternate Best Management Practices, which are essentially untested and unproven at scale this large,” stated Geoff Goll of Princeton Hydro, the experts hired by Energize Vermont to examine the application.
IBM Awards $100,000 to Vermont State College System for project to reduce energy use
The grant is one of eleven IBM Centennial Grants awarded by IBM to projects around the world – one of only two in the U.S. – in recognition of the company’s 100th anniversary. The IBM Centennial Grants are both monetary and in-kind awards up to $100,000 each and fund innovative projects in areas such as healthcare, energy, and food safety, helping to build a smarter planet.
Story + video: VPIRG delivers 7,500 comments to DPS on energy plan
The VPIRG activists collected the comment cards in a door-to-door campaign across the state and delivered them to Elizabeth Miller, the commissioner of the Department of Public Service, in a publicized meeting at her office.
