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Vermont boasts the lowest fossil fuel emission levels of any state in the nation, with significant energy contributions from nuclear and renewable energy sources.  Each year more than 73% of the power produced in Vermont is provided by a single nuclear reactor, with additional energy sources including hydroelectric power and biomass. – Department of Energy

WEB RESOURCES

• Vermont Energy Efficiency Division
• Department of Public Service: Renewables
• Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
• Economic Stimulus and Recovery Portal
• Renewable Energy Vermont
• Vermont Small-Scale Wind Energy Program
• Efficiency Vermont
• Vermont Public Service Board

STATE ENERGY CONTACTS

Energy Efficiency Division
Vermont Department of Public Service
112 State Street, Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-2601

Phone: 802.828.2811
Fax: 802.828.2342
Email: vtdps@psd.state.vt.us
Website

Kelly Launder
Energy Program Specialist
802.828.4039 fax: 802.828.2342
kelly.launder@state.vt.us

Erin L. Lawrence
Federal Grants Administrator
802.828.4036 fax: 802.828.2342
erin.lawrence@state.vt.us

UTILITIES  

Private Companies

• Central Vermont Public Service Corp
• Green Mountain Power Corp

• Delta Energy Group
• GroSolar

Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) serves about 159,000 electric customers for whom the SmartPower program is designed. The program implements advanced metering infrastructure and smart grid in Vermont. The total estimated investment reaches about $40 million. The meter deployment is expected to complete by 2013. More >>

Vermont Transco, LLC

HQ Location:366 Pinnacle Ridge Road
Rutland, VT 05701-9386

Vermont Transco, LLC, was awarded $68.9 million in funding to develop a smarter energy grid. The U.S. Department of Energy selected Vermont Transco as one of 100 companies to receive federal stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The stimulus funds are being used to expand the deployment of Vermont smart meters from the current 28,000 to 300,000, implement customer systems such as in-home displays and digitally controlled appliances, secure control systems for substations and generation facilities, and automate the electric distribution and transmission system grids. More >>

MEDIA

Vermont regulators weigh plans for big wind project

2/4/11: Bloomberg

Green Mountain Power Corp. and Vermont Electric Co-Op have proposed a $150 million project that would erect 20 or 21 400-foot-tall towers along 3.2 miles of ridgeline. The wind farm could generate enough electricity to power 20,000 households, according to Green Mountain Power officials.

Advocates press for more net metering in Vermont

1/28/11: Bloomberg

Renewable energy advocates, vendors and customers are backing a bill before Vermont lawmakers that would update the state's 13-year-old law allowing homeowners to generate their own electricity and get credit for it.

Lawmakers aim to boost incentives for renewable energy projects

1/27/11: Vermont Public Radio

Legislative leaders are crafting a bill that would expand incentives for renewable energy projects. The bill sets aggressive targets for clean energy development, and adds money to a fund that could help pay for the projects.