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Shumlin Wants To Reappoint Volz To PSB
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Governor Peter Shumlin says Vermont’s top utility regulator should be appointed to another six-year term. James Volz has been chairman of the Public Service Board since 2005.VPR News
State Utility Regulators To Review Power Projects
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Over the next few weeks, state utility regulators will review several large projects that will shape the state’s energy future. The projects include Vermont Yankee, a large wind energy development, and a new power deal from Hydro-Quebec.VPR News
Lawmaker Pushes For Increased PSB Accountability
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A leading lawmaker wants to overhaul how utilities are regulated in Vermont by making the Public Service Board more politically accountable. Essex Orleans Republican Senator Vince Illuzzi says the current structure leaves the board in charge of state utility policy without enough input from the governor or the Legislature.VPR News
VT Edition: Sen. Vince Illuzzi on Electing the Public Service Board
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Senator Vince Illuzzi plans to introduce a bill to require Public Service Board members to be elected, rather than appointed.Vermont Edition
Patriotism and the American Flag
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We talk with Vermont author Woden Teachout about her new book, Capture the Flag: A Political History of American Patriotism. Also, Sen. Illuzzi proposes electing Public Service Board members, and we visit Burlington’s Ethan Allen Tower.VPR News
Legislator proposes elected PSB
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An influential legislator says he’ll introduce a bill in the next legislative session calling for the Vermont Public Service Board to be elected rather than appointed, as the utility regulation panel is now.VPR News
Burlington residents could pay more for power
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Electric customers in Burlington could be paying more for power later this year.VPR News
Municipal utilities eye wind project on East Mountain
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A group of municipal electric utilities wants to revive a wind project on an abandoned military post in the Northeast Kingdom. The Vermont Public Power Supply Authority says its 13 municipal utilities need to replace some long-term contracts set to expire.VPR News