The Department of Public Service has released its draft Comprehensive Energy Plan- that will guide the State of Vermont’s energy policy decisions for the next 5 years, but there's no fossil free future support. Please comment

The Department of Public Service has released its draft Comprehensive Energy Plan- the document that will guide the State of Vermont’s energy policy decisions for the next five years.

Facing massive demand for new electricity consumption that will be needed as Vermont reduces climate-changing fossil fuel use by electrifying its transportation and weatherization sectors, the Department’s Plan: 

• Makes no mention of using clean and reliable Vermont wind power; 
• Fails to recommend any new in-state renewable energy use beyond the meager 10% already in state law; 
• Whitewashes Vermont’s loss of renewable energy jobs every year since 2016 when incentives for solar energy started being reduced;
• Inaccurately alleges that “Under any reasonable measure, the existing siting process allows well-sited generation projects to be built in Vermont”

We need everyone who is concerned about moving Vermont to a fossil-fuel-free future to submit a comment to the Department on how the final draft of this report must include the use of more in-state renewable energy to meet Vermont’s energy needs as we electrify the transportation and thermal sectors!

The Department will accept public comments on the draft CEP via the email portal at PSD.ComprehensiveEnergyPlan@vermont.gov until December 20th.

You can read REV’s full comments on the Plan here. If you have any questions about submitting comments on the CEP, email Peter Sterling, REV Executive Director at peter@revermont.org