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Wind Moratorium Demanded As Debate Intensifies

By John Dillon | December 31, 2012

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.

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VEC Members Go To The Polls For Transmission Line Vote

By VPR | July 26, 2011

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

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Vermont Electric Co-op Upgrades Approved

By VPR | June 4, 2011

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.

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Vermont Electric Co-op To Vote On Lowell Line

By VPR | May 24, 2011

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.

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Electric Utility Rejects Power Offer From Vermont Yankee

By Neal Charnoff | April 26, 2011

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.