Irwin: A requiem for Vermont’s green stamp
Editor’s note: The author of this oped, Keefer Irwin, has canoed extensively throughout Northern Canada and lives in Rochester, Vt. It’s spring and across Vermont the color green is resplendent. But,...
View ArticleDeen: Lawmakers paid close attention to Hydro-Quebec impacts
Editor’s note: This oped is by Rep. David L. Deen, D-Westminster. Keefer Irwin has made some unsubstantiated claims in her editorial about Hydro-Quebec that should be addressed. Contrary to her claim...
View ArticleEvslin: Vermont’s smart green move
Editor’s note: This oped is by Tom Evslin, the Douglas administration’s chief technology officer. Would you say that hydropower is renewable? Well, if you live in New England or certain other states...
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Q and A with Dubie Part II: Energy and the Environment
Vermont Yankee, photo from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Editor’s note: Anne Galloway interviewed Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie, the Republican candidate for governor, about his views on energy and the...
View ArticleFerland: Strong leadership needed to keep low-cost, low-carbon electricity in...
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Brad Ferland, president of the Vermont Energy Partnership. One of the most important policy decisions facing Vermont today is what our electricity portfolio will look...
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Dubie alleges Yankee vote weakened state’s negotiations with Hydro-Quebec
Hydro-Quebec plant Editor’s note: In the continued back-and-forth of the race for governor, Lt. Governor Brian Dubie recently charged that Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin’s timing in calling a...
View ArticleMcMahon: Sticker shock is inevitable with renewables
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Dennis McMahon, a retired attorney who lives in Burlington. In the Province of Ontario, just a few hours’ drive northwest of Vermont, we can see the future of industrial...
View ArticleHydro-Quebec contract set at 5.8 cents a kilowatt for 2012
News Release Contacts: CVPS – Steve Costello For Immediate release: Jan. 13, 2011 Utilities: New Hydro-Québec contract to start below current contract price Vermont utilities’ new contract with...
View ArticleStory + video: Shumlin promises to bring high-speed rail, natural gas...
Fresh from a two-day jaunt to Montreal, Gov. Peter Shumlin announced to the press on Wednesday that he hopes to see the construction of a high speed passenger rail line that links Montreal to New York...
View ArticleCVPS recognized by Forbes as one of the most trustworthy companies in America.
For Immediate Release April 18, 2011 Contact: Steve Costello CVPS (802) 747-5427 Robert Dostis GMP (802) 279-1351 Sue Allen Shumlin Administration (802) 828-6463 MONTPELIER, VT – Gov. Peter Shumlin and...
View ArticlePage: Time for a bold, real energy plan
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Guy Page, communications director of the Vermont Energy Partnership. VTEP membership includes more than 90 business organizations, labor unions and individuals,...
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Canadian power brokers look to transmit electricity to points south
Hydro Quebec headquarters in Montreal. Photo by Adam Fagen. Gov. Peter Shumlin found himself at the center of a provincial balancing act last month. As premiers from eastern Canada and New England...
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Before the PSB: AARP says ratepayers should be repaid for bailout of CVPS
Hydro Quebec headquarters in Montreal. Photo by Adam Fagen.Editor’s note: This report is part of a series about the CVPS/Green Mountain Power merger proposal, which is now before the Public Service...
View ArticleVELCO: No expanded high voltage transmission corridor from Hydro-Quebec...
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. Sen. Vince Illuzzi,...
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Proposed renewable mandates could open markets for Hydro-Quebec in Vermont
Carillon Hydro-electric Dam, Pointe Fortune, Quebec. Photo by Mac Armstrong. Legislation introduced in the House and Senate could open the door for a flood of “renewable” energy from Quebec. Bills...
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Committee starts over on renewable power bill
Rep. Tony Klein. VTD/Josh Larkin Legislation that would require utilities to purchase green energy will go back to the drawing board, according the chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources and...
View ArticleGreen Mountain Power sends workers to assist with power restoration in Quebec
News Release — Green Mountain Power November 2, 2013 Contact Dorothy Schnure, 802-324-4418 (cell) Green Mountain Power has sent 35 line workers, supervisors and support staff to Quebec to assist with...
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CLF seeks more details on plans to conduct more Canadian hydropower through...
Carillon Hydro-electric Dam, Pointe Fortune, Quebec. Photo by Mac Armstrong.Vermont has agreed to work with other states to bring large amounts of Canadian hydroelectric power to the region to meet...
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CLF appeals for documents related to six-state energy initiative
Gov. Peter Shumlin last month announced a report highlighting job growth in Vermont’s renewable energy and efficiency sector at a news conference at Blodgett Supply Co. in Montpelier. Photo by John...
View ArticleMeredith Angwin: Why electric rates are rising
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Meredith Angwin of Wilder, a physical chemist who worked for electric utilities for more than 25 years and now heads the Energy Education Project of the Ethan Allen...
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