Vermont's Standard Offer (feed-in-tariff) Program survived a recent challenge brought against it before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by Otter Creek Solar, LLC, a Qualifying Facility Read more »
Renewable Energy
Vermont Public Service Board Upholds Its Prior Decision that 2 Projects Constituted a ‘Single Plant’ under the Vermont Standard Offer Program
A recent ruling from the Vermont Public Service Board addressed the issue of whether proposed Standard Offer projects sharing one developer and adjacent project sites constitute a single plant or two Read more »
Vermont Opposes QF’s Petition to FERC Seeking to Invalidate the Vermont Standard Offer Program
On May 1, 2013, Otter Creek Solar, LLC (“Otter Creek”) filed a Petition for Enforcement under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”), asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Read more »
Vermont PSB Approves Three Projects for Standard-Offers
On May 16 the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) announced the selection of three renewable energy projects as part of the SPEED Standard Offer program's new Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The Read more »
Vermont Standard Offer RFP Process to Begin April 1; PSB Revises RFP Schedule
As we previously reported, on March 1st the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) significantly overhauled the Standard Offer program for renewable energy projects, switching to a new Request for Read more »
Sequestration Hits Renewables Sector: 1603 Treasury Grants Cut by 8.7%
The U.S. Treasury made the following announcement last week to implement the sequestration cuts required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. [P]ayments Read more »
Vermont Public Service Board Revamps Renewable Energy Standard-Offer Program; Establishes Market-Based Mechanism for New Projects
Back in May 2012, the Vermont Legislature enacted into law (Act 170) significant changes to the "SPEED" Standard Offer program for in-state renewable electric energy projects with a capacity of 2.2 Read more »
Burlington Free Press Article: Brian Dunkiel on The Art of Making Green Marketing Claims Stick
Consumers are increasingly looking for Green products in today's marketplace, but how can marketers highlight the environmental performance of their product while adhering to the recently-released Read more »
PSB Holds Standard Offer Workshop
On Thursday November 29, the Public Service Board ("PSB") held a standard-offer workshop to whittle down the issues it must consider in developing prices based on an avoided cost methodology and Read more »
Vermont Energy Siting Commission to Evaluate Permitting Examples From Other New England States
Governor Shumlin’s Energy Siting Commission will convene again this week to consider potential changes to the process for siting and permitting energy facilities in Vermont. At the Commission’s first Read more »
