Public Service Board to hold hearing on Lowell wind project on Thursday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2010 Contact: Lukas B. Snelling (802) 778-0660 Email: luke@energizevermont.org Public Service Board to Hold Hearing in Lowell Wind Project 9/23 Session is Opportunity for Public to Express Concerns The Public Service Board (PSB) has announced they will conduct a hearing on the Lowell wind project on Thursday September 23rd at [...]
Evslin: Broadband vs. NIMBY
Town by town review of multi-tower projects would be impossible. If one town insisted on re-siting one tower, than other towers would have to move to avoid coverage gaps and the project would start all over again. The 248a single review of the whole project by the PSB solves that problem.
Report: Entergy's corporate culture led to recent problems at Vermont Yankee
The oversight panel cited three main “concerns,” including “misleading information,” Entergy officials’ unquestioning attitude and the corporation’s maintenance of the plant.
Marchildon: Do Vermonters have an independent voice?
The Department of Public Service has an integral role in regulating Vermont’s utilities. AARP believes that taking the legal work product of a utility attorney and using it as the department’s own when representing the public is indicative of the Department’s too-cozy relationship with the utility companies. Can they provide a fair and independent evaluation of AARP’s low-income rate petition?
Kreis: An unfair attack from AP
At the risk of plagiarizing someone else’s famous phrase: Read my lips – Hofmann did absolutely nothing wrong. Public Service Board proceedings typically involve multiple parties, including the Public Service Department. More often than not, some of those parties find themselves agreeing with each other on some or all issues in a case. They adopt each other’s arguments as a matter of routine in these circumstances.
Vermont Public Service Board gets an earful from anti-Yankee residents
The PSB launched the investigation, Docket 7600, in response to January filings by the Conservation Law Foundation and the New England Coalition requesting that the board shut down VY; consider revoking the Certificate of Public Good; and fine the company for the tritium leaks.
Vermont Public Service Board: Entergy must reimburse environmental groups
New England Coalition Vermont Public Interest Research Group Joint News Release – June 7, 2010 For Immediate Release: VT Pub Service Board Levies Sanctions for Entergy Misinformation Order Confirms that Entergy Witnesses Gave False Testimony Contact: NEC President Robert (Jake) Stewart – 802-276-3095 NEC Consultant Raymond Shadis – 207-882-7801 Attorney for NEC, Jared M. Margolis [...]
Unnamed employee alleges there was a radioactive pipe leak two years ago at Vermont Yankee
An unnamed Vermont Yankee employee has alleged there was a radioactive steam leak at Vermont Yankee two years ago.
It can’t happen here? Deadly power plant explosion on the Connecticut
Kleen Energy’s 620 megawatts of power for New England customers will not be available; those who favor closing Vermont Yankee call it a dress rehearsal for 2012.
Video update: Reporters press Douglas on tritium leak at Vermont Yankee
Douglas says lawmakers should focus on the state’s fiscal problems and let the PSB decide whether the nuclear plant can continue to operate.
