The estimate “is the beginning of an effort to ensure that ratepayers and residents of Vermont do not have to bear the brunt of the cost of this disaster,” said Erica Bornemann, director of Vermont Emergency Management.
As the climate changes, will more intense and frequent storms make it harder for utilities like Washington Electric Cooperative to survive?
After residents voted against selling their local utility to Vermont Electric Cooperative, Vermont Public Power Supply Authority has coordinated contracts with other municipal electric companies and line workers while the local government weighs options.
The late-season Nor’easter broke a record for precipitation on this day at Burlington International Airport that had dated back more than 50 years.
The member-owned utility is the latest to make a green pledge as part of a statewide push to rely on renewable energy.
Overall, Vermont’s RES is the best policy currently in place to help Vermont cut carbon pollution and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Vermont Electric Co-op filed for a 3.29% rate increase while Washington Electric Co-op filed for a 5.95% increase for next year.
If there are outages, safety is the first priority.
Contact: Andrea Cohen, 802-696-9036, acohen@vermontelectric.coop Hinesburg, Vt – Today Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) celebrated the success of its first utility–scale battery system at the battery site in Hinesburg. VEC, along with project partners WEG Electric Corp. and Ormat Technologies, developed the battery system and installed it earlier this year, first deploying it this summer during peak […]
Vermont utilities buy and sell the credits to meet renewable energy requirements and to manage rates. But some argue that it's not right for the premium credits from in-state generation to be sold out of state.
