VPR: State Regulators Examine Utility Secrecy
Aug 16, 2011
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Reposted here from VPR. (Host) State regulators are taking a closer look at what kinds of information utilities should be allowed to keep secret.
VTDigger: Canadian power brokers look to transmit electricity to points south
Aug 09, 2011
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Reposted here from VTDigger. Gov. Peter Shumlin found himself at the center of a provincial balancing act last month. As premiers from eastern Canada and New England discussed the region’s energy issues at a conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Shumlin said he found himself sitting, figuratively speaking, with Quebec on one side and Newfoundland on [...]
VTDigger: Kreis: Transparency troubles for CVPS and its silent partner?
Aug 03, 2011
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Reposted here from VTDigger. Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Donald M. Kreis, associate director and assistant professor of law at the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School. He is the former general counsel of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission and a member of the board of trustees of the [...]
Bloomberg: GE Sees Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Power in Five Years
May 31, 2011
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Reposted here from Bloomberg.com. Solar power may be cheaper than electricity generated by fossil fuels and nuclear reactors within three to five years because of innovations, said Mark M. Little, the global research director for General Electric Co. (GE)
Cost Comparison of Ridge Line Wind and Solar Power
May 23, 2011
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Professor Ben Luce from Lyndon State College has prepared a two page document that demonstrates the cost of solar power and ridge line wind power will be comparable in a handful of years. You can see the analysis in PDF format.
Caledonian-Record: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet Editorial
Jan 16, 2011
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Editorial reposted here from the Caledonian-Record. 1/8/2011 12:21:00 PM You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet! – Editorial Vermont state regulators have granted a 7.46 percent rate increase to Central Vermont Public Service. That will add almost six dollars to the average utility bill in Vermont. CVPS says it needs the increase to pay “for transmission improvements [...]
Caledonian-Record: Vermonters pay twice as much for electricity
Jan 13, 2011
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The following opinion piece was published in the Caledonian-Record on Wednesday January 12th 2011. Click on the image to enlarge.
VPR: State Utility Regulators To Review Power Projects
Jan 12, 2011
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This story is reposted here from VPR. (Host) Over the next few weeks, state utility regulators will review several large projects that will shape the state’s energy future. The projects include Vermont Yankee, a large wind energy development, and a new power deal from Hydro-Quebec.