State regulators have approved wind testing towers in southern Vermont, despite opposition from the host towns. The decision comes during an intensifying debate over renewable energy projects in Vermont.

In Johnson, members of the Vermont Electric Cooperative can vote Tuesday on a controversial transmission line proposal.

The Vermont Electric Cooperative has won state approval for upgrades to about 17 miles of transmission lines, as well as improvements to substations in Lowell, Westfield and Jay.

The Vermont Electric Cooperative says it will vote in July on a transmission line upgrade needed for the Kingdom Community Wind project in Lowell, even though the project doesn't have its final state approval yet.

The Vermont Electric Cooperative has rejected a proposed twenty-year contract offer to purchase electricity from the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The decision follows the lead previously set by Green Mountain Power and Central Vermont Public Service.