As we lawyers like to say: You’re better safe than sorry. For many of us, social media has become part of the fabric of our lives – we use it to communicate with friends and family, we use it to gather information important to our personal and Read more »
Shumlin Administration Looks at Improving Environmental Permitting Process in Vermont
Earlier this month the Shumlin Administration announced that it was beginning to evaluate the environmental permitting process in Vermont and was looking for public comments on ways to improve the system. The Chair of the Vermont Natural Resources Read more »
SRH Law Client Wins Act 250 Case at Vermont Supreme Court
The Town of Royalton Planning Commission, a SRH Law client, recently prevailed at the Vermont Supreme Court in a long-contested state land-use matter concerning a proposal by developer Times and Seasons to construct a gift shop and restaurant on Read more »
VT Public Service Board Allocates SPEED Facilitator’s Costs
On July 8th the Vermont Public Service Board issued a decision in which it established the method by which Standard Offer renewable energy projects will contribute towards covering the costs of the Standard Offer Program’s Facilitator. Under Read more »
Vermont Public Service Board Issues Revised Standard Offer Contract
On July 7th, 2011, the PSB issued a revised Standard Offer Contract, making a number of changes to the standard offer contract that are largely designed to clarify the rights of the project developers (producers). The most significant changes Read more »
New Corporate Entity Available For Vermont’s Socially Responsible Businesses
On July 1, 2011, Vermont became the second state in the country to pass legislation authorizing the formation and operation of "benefit corporations," also known as B Corps. B Corps are a new class of corporation that are required by statute to Read more »
Act 250 Criteria: Not Applicable? Not Your Decision, Environmental Court Says
In a Jurisdictional Opinion issued earlier this year, the Vermont Environmental Court made clear that Act 250 applicants do not have the independent authority to determine which criteria might not apply to their permit application. The case - In re Read more »
Vermont Standard Offer Technology Caps Lifted by the PSB
The Public Service Board has lifted the so-called “technology caps” applicable to the SPEED Standard Offer program in an Order dated June 3, 2011. The technology caps limited any renewable technology sector -- solar, wind, biomass, farm methane, Read more »
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