The Vermont Chamber of Commerce endorses a balanced energy policy that ensures supply diversity and the efficient use of energy.
The Vermont Chamber supports energy policy that encourages and promotes the following:
- Cost effective renewable energy development choices as positive contributions to Vermont’s overall energy mix;
- Energy initiatives that appropriately and transparently allocate costs avoiding cost shifts;
- The recognition that the cost of gasoline, propane, natural gas, diesel and heating oil is important to economic development in Vermont;
- The re-licensing of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station should it be deemed safe and reliable by the appropriate authorities; and
- Supporting balanced policies, regulations, and rates that are fair to businesses of all sizes and benefit the overall Vermont economy.
Read more:
- View the Vermont Chamber of Commerce's testimony regarding Renewable Portfolio Standards (H.468)
- View the Vermont Chamber of Commerce's testimony regarding the merging of CVPS and GMP
- Are you a Bed and Breakfast concerned with being charged commercial rates by your utility provider? View our survey and provide feedback so we may address the issue!
- View the Energy Legislation Summary from 2011 Legislative Session
- View the Vermont Chamber’s 2011 letter to the Public Service Board regarding support for the Vermont Gas System’s proposed natural gas expansion line
- View the Vermont Chamber’s 2010 letter to the Public Service Board regarding the SPEED program