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Solar is a growing industry employing over 6,000 Vermonters that has benefited from incentives that some state officials and utility companies say are no longer necessary and burden lower income Vermonters.
Given the size of the industry and the importance of renewable energy goals to the state, policy change in this arena must be done carefully and keeping the public informed. That’s where VTDigger comes in.
Reporters Elizabeth Gribkoff and Anne Wallace Allen write at length on new proposals to restructure the way that solar power producers are reimbursed for their electricity.
Changes to the state’s net metering policies could damage thousands of Vermonters that have invested in solar or are employed in the industry. Progress toward the state’s renewable energy goals could be affected.
But Vermont’s Department of Public Service and several Vermont utility companies argue that change is necessary to relieve ratepayers who are shouldering the cost of solar subsidies.
These are the complex dialogues that VTDigger shines a light on. Our readers are comprised of policymakers and the public — both rely on detailed, in-depth coverage of the issues affecting Vermont’s economy, environment and people.
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