Reposted from VTDigger. House Speaker Shap Smith put the kibosh on an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented the Vermont Public Service Board from approving the merger of Central Vermont Public Service and Green Mountain Power unless it required CVPS to pay back ratepayers $21 million.
Reposted from Caledonian-Record. LOWELL — Voters here face several wind power-related articles on the town meeting ballots, but none would have any real effect on the town — unlike the question about the asbestos mine and Superfund.
Reposted from Seven Days. Confirmation hearings don’t normally draw a crowd — not in Vermont, anyway.
Reposted from Seven Days Blog. A routine budget bill led to some drama on the Senate floor yesterday in Montpelier.
Reposted from VTDigger. What do transmission lines and the mid-year budget correction bill have in common?
Reposted from VTDigger. Municipal and cooperative utilities are concerned about who will control the state’s transmission utility — Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) — should the state’s two largest utilities merge.
Reposted from Seven Days. With 2011 coming to a close, several major policy questions remain unanswered: Will Vermont Yankee close? Can Vermont launch a single-payer health care system? Will Gov. Peter Shumlin ever visit Dominica again?
Reposted from VTDigger. An October motion before the Vermont Public Service Board rejuvenates an old fear for some: new transmission lines through Vermont from Quebec to Southern New England.
