Wed, 05/26/2021 - 3:27pm tim
Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters are invited to comment on the future of broadband expansion in Vermont. The Vermont Department of Public Service will hold public hearings on the public comments draft of the 10-year Telecommunications Plan on Thursday, May 27 at 6 p.m. and June 1 at 6 p.m. The Department is also soliciting written feedback from the public on this draft of the plan until June 5.
The Final Draft Plan will be issued June 1 and the Department will hold additional public hearings on that draft. Members of the public will be encouraged to provide comments on the Final Draft through the month of June. The Final Adopted Plan will be released June 30. This is Vermonters’ opportunity to provide feedback on the state’s strategies for broadband rollout and other telecommunications matters.
DPS to hold hearings on the public comments draft of the 10-Year Telecom Plan May 27, June 1
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Mon, 05/17/2021 - 10:03am tim
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Public Service invites applications from individual Communications Union Districts (CUDs), groups of Communications Union Districts or partners of Communications Union Districts for funds to facilitate the construction of broadband networks capable of speeds of at least 100 Mbps symmetrical.
As provided by Sec. 21(b) of Act 9, which became law on April 16, 2021, the purpose of the CUD Pre-Construction and Capacity Building Grant Program is to provide grants to Communications Union Districts (CUDs) and their partners. Costs eligible for funding under this Program include consultant fees, professional services, administrative expenses, staffing, and any other planning and preconstruction costs deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Public Service.
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White House says clean energy standards work. Is that true? Source: By Miranda Willson, E&E News reporter • Posted: Sunday, May 2, 2021
President Biden has called for enacting a clean energy standard, a policy tool deployed across multiple states. MariaGodfrida/Pixabay (solar panels); Gage Skidmore/Flickr (Biden); Gary Norton/NREL (turbines)
Members of the Biden administration said in recent weeks that clean electricity standards similar to what is being proposed nationally have a successful track record at the state level.
But timeline challenges with the standards and environmental pushback in some locations are raising questions whether the plans work as intended.
Fri, 04/30/2021 - 9:29am katie
Vermont Business Magazine Earlier this week, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed bill S.60 into law. The new law provides cooperative and community-owned public power utilities with the ability to make minor adjustments to electric rates and provide customers with new, innovative services. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Ann Cummings, is the result of collaboration among electric utilities, state utility regulators, and Vermont legislators.
Prior to the passage of S.60, all electric utility rate adjustments and pilot programs were subject to formal reviews by state utility regulators. Often lengthy and expensive, this review process also presents a hurdle to utility innovation. The new law gives public power utilities the authority to implement rate changes up to 2% each year without undergoing the traditional reviews. It also allows utilities to pilot new services that advance Vermont’s climate requirements without being subject to a formal
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