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State official tells PSB benefits of wind outweigh impacts
Photo simulation of the proposed wind towers. Courtesy of Green Mountain Power. Last year, Dave Lamont, director of planning at Vermont’s Department of Public Service, seemed on the verge of giving the...
View ArticleEntergy drops attempt to sell Vermont Yankee, strikes deal with Vermont...
Entergy News Release Date: March 30, 2011 For Release: Immediate Contact: Larry Smith Entergy, Vermont Electric Cooperative Complete Negotiations on Power Contract Entergy Also Updates Other Efforts...
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For Immediate Release: March 31, 2011 VEC Board to Review Entergy Proposal Johnson, VT- Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) officials responded to a press release issued by Entergy Corporation on March...
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A “no” vote could scuttle Lowell Mountain wind project
Photo simulation of the proposed wind towers. Courtesy of Green Mountain Power. There were only a few people at the Vermont Electric Co-op headquarters in Johnson Wednesday evening. There was no...
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Vermont Electric Co-op members vote to approve line upgrade
Dave Hallquist, CEO of Vermont Electric Coop, listens to a member comment about the proposed transmissions upgrade. VTD/Taylor Dobbs JOHNSON–The Vermont Electric Co-op members overwhelmingly approved a...
View ArticleYoung to run for director of Vermont Electric Co-op
##FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE## Don’t throw away your ballot! Rep. Sam Young is running for director of the Vermont Electric Coop Glover, VT – Rep. Sam Young of Glover is announcing that he will be a...
View Article800 Vermont Electric Co-op customers without power; electricity restored for...
Contacts: Liz Gamache: Cell Phone: 802-730-3424 egamache@vermontelectric.coop For Immediate Release: July 5, 2012 VEC Crews Restoring Outages Johnson, VT- Approximately...
View Article1,000 members of Vermont Electric Co-op without power
Contacts: Liz Gamache: Cell Phone: 802-730-3424 egamache@vermontelectric.coop For Immediate Release: October 29, 2012, 4:30 PM First signs of Sandy bring VEC outages Johnson, VT- Approximately 1,000...
View ArticleVermont Electric Co-op line workers head south to help other utilities
NEWS RELEASE Oct. 31, 2012 Contacts: Liz Gamache Cell Phone: 802-730-3424 egamache@vermontelectric.coop Johnson, VT- Early Wednesday morning, fourteen Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) line workers...
View ArticleNo rate increase for Vermont Electric Co-op members
NEWS RELEASE — Vermont Electric Coop Nov. 27, 2012 Contact: Liz Gamache: Cell Phone: 802-730-3424 egamache@vermontelectric.coop Johnson – Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) announced that the Co-op...
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Vermont Electric Co-op directors ask lawmakers to put a hold on new renewable...
Dave Hallquist, cheif executive officer of Vermont Electric Co-op. VTD/Taylor Dobbs The Vermont Electric Co-op board of directors is calling for a two-year moratorium on new renewable energy mandates...
View ArticleVEC issues a ‘peak’ alert and encourages members to conserve energy
News Release — Vermont Electric Cooperative July 16, 2013 Johnson — Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) is encouraging its members to conserve energy on Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18 between...
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Vermonters will see power rate hikes as utilities pass along millions of...
Power lines cut across a Vermont hillside. VTD/Josh LarkinGreen Mountain Power announced last week that it has reached an agreement with the state that would allow the utility to raise electricity...
View ArticleVermont Electric Co-op receives ‘A’ rating from Standard & Poor’s
News Release — Vermont Electric Co-op Sept. 25, 2013 Contacts: Liz Gamache: Cell Phone: 802-730-3424 egamache@vermontelectric.coop Johnson, VT- On September 23, 2013 Standard & Poor’s Ratings...
View ArticleVermont Electric Co-op warns members about utility scam
News Release — Vermont Electric Co-op November 6, 2013 Contact: Amanda Zay Cell Phone: 802-730-5709 azay@vermontelectric.coop Johnson, VT- Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) officials are warning...
View ArticleRecap 2013: Vermont Yankee, renewable energy caps and wind projects stir...
Vermont Yankee, the state’s only nuclear reactor, dominated headlines this year. Entergy Corp., the company that runs the reactor, is plagued by financial problems, and operating the Vermont plant was...
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Utility solar project seeks to snag the last rays of sunshine
A solar panel and battery storage system at Northern Reliability’s test center in Waitsfield. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger Vermont electricity providers are searching for ways to capture solar energy...
View ArticleVermont Electric Co-op awards first community fund grants to local organizations
News Release — Vermont Electric Co-op Feb. 11, 2015 Contact: Lisa Morris: Cell Phone: 802-730-4399 lmorris@vermontelectric.coop Johnson, VT- In the summer of 2014, the Board of Directors of Vermont...
View ArticleCohen leaving VBSR for Vermont Electric Co-op
Andrea Cohen, executive director of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, will join Vermont Electric Cooperative as manager of government affairs and member relations at the end of the...
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State official tells PSB benefits of wind outweigh impacts
Photo simulation of the proposed wind towers. Courtesy of Green Mountain Power. Last year, Dave Lamont, director of planning at Vermont’s Department of Public Service, seemed on the verge of giving the...
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