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Updated Jun 1, 2026Utility Landscape
Green Mountain Power (GMP)
IOULargest Vermont electric utility serving approximately 75% of the state's customers across most of Vermont
Dominant regulated electric utility under VPUC oversight; has pursued aggressive grid modernization and battery storage programs, including landmark Powerwall leasing programs. Recent rate cases have centered on infrastructure investment recovery and EV charging infrastructure buildout.
Central Vermont Public Service (now merged into GMP)
IOUHistorically served central Vermont; fully integrated into Green Mountain Power following Gaz Métro acquisition
Post-merger integration largely complete; legacy CVPS territories now governed under unified GMP tariffs and rate structure approved by VPUC.
Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC)
coopNortheastern Vermont including Orleans, Essex, and Caledonia counties; approximately 35,000 members
Subject to VPUC jurisdiction despite cooperative structure; has pursued distributed energy resource integration and faces cost pressures related to aging rural distribution infrastructure.
Burlington Electric Department (BED)
muniCity of Burlington, Vermont's largest city and only fully renewable municipal utility
Operates under City Charter with limited VPUC oversight on certain matters; achieved 100% renewable energy supply and is advancing electrification and demand response programs. Rate adjustments tied to renewable power purchase agreement renewals.
Washington Electric Cooperative (WEC)
coopCentral Vermont rural communities in Washington and Orange counties; approximately 11,000 members
Small cooperative regulated by VPUC; has been an early mover on community solar and net metering policy. Financial pressures from low load density and infrastructure replacement costs have driven recent rate increase filings.
Vermont Gas Systems (VGS)
IOUNorthwestern Vermont including Chittenden, Franklin, and Addison counties; sole natural gas distribution utility in Vermont
Faces significant strategic uncertainty as Vermont pursues aggressive building electrification and thermal decarbonization goals. VPUC scrutiny has intensified around long-term capital investments and stranded asset risk amid the state's 2050 net-zero trajectory.
Key Issues
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Green Mountain Power rate case and revenue requirement proceedings: GMP has filed for rate adjustments to recover costs associated with battery storage fleet expansion, grid hardening post-storm events, and EV infrastructure investment, with VPUC scrutiny focused on cost allocation between residential and commercial customer classes.
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Building thermal sector decarbonization and Vermont Gas Systems long-term viability: VPUC and legislature are grappling with whether to allow VGS to continue capital expansion or begin managed decline planning, given Vermont's statutory carbon reduction mandates and the risk of stranded gas distribution assets as heat pump adoption accelerates.
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Net metering and distributed generation successor tariff design: Vermont's net metering framework is under active review, with stakeholders debating the appropriate compensation rate for exported solar generation, the structure of fixed vs. volumetric charges, and equitable cost allocation among non-generating ratepayers.
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Renewable energy standard (RES) compliance and procurement: Vermont utilities, particularly GMP, face increasing obligations under the Tier 1 and Tier 2 RES requirements, driving complex power purchase agreement negotiations and VPUC review of qualifying resource eligibility as older contracts expire.
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Grid resilience and climate adaptation investment: Recurring severe weather events have elevated VPUC focus on utility storm hardening plans, vegetation management program adequacy, and the cost-benefit framework for undergrounding distribution lines in vulnerable corridors.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for public comment filings in GMP general rate case docket; evidentiary hearings anticipated to follow in late summer 2026 per typical VPUC procedural schedule.
Estimated VPUC technical session on net metering successor tariff proceeding, including staff presentation of updated avoided cost methodology and stakeholder response period opening.
Estimated VPUC order or interim decision expected on Vermont Gas Systems long-term resource and infrastructure investment plan review, following legislative direction in the 2025-2026 session on thermal decarbonization planning obligations.
Estimated annual Renewable Energy Standard compliance report deadline for Vermont electric utilities, triggering VPUC review of Tier 1 and Tier 2 procurement adequacy and any alternative compliance payment obligations for the 2026 compliance year.
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Staff
23| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Bishop | Operations Director | (802) 828-1170 |
| Tom Knauer | Policy Director | (802) 828-2358 |
| Judith Whitney | Clerk of the Commission | (802) 828-2358 |
| Daniel Burke | Staff Attorney | (802) 828-1173 |
| Rowan Cornell-Brown | Utilities Analyst | (802) 828-2358 |
| John Cotter | Deputy General Counsel | (802) 828-2358 |
| Jacob Davis | Utilities Analyst | (802) 828-2358 |
| Gregg Faber | Utilities Analyst | (802) 828-2358 |
| Dominic Gatti | Clean Energy Innovator Fellow | (630) 432-7533 |
| Erin Hicks-Tibbles | Policy Analyst | (802) 828-2358 |
| Steph Hoffman | Hearing Officer | (802) 828-1187 |
| Micah Howe | Staff Attorney | (802) 828-1154 |
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