| 1 | 1 | | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.279 |
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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #379359 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | H.279 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Representatives Masland of Thetford, Eastes of Guilford, 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Mrowicki of Putney, and Olson of Starksboro 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Referred to Committee on 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Date: 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Subject: Utilities; electric grid upgrades; costs; Public Utility Commission; 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | rules 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require the 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Public Utility Commission to adopt by rule standards and procedures for 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | ensuring the costs of electric grid upgrades are shared fairly and evenly among 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | ratepayers. 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | An act relating to sharing the costs of electric grid upgrades 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sec. 1. COSTS OF ELECTRIC GRID UPGRADES; PUBLIC UTILITY 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | COMMISSION RULE 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | (a) On or before July 1, 2026, the Public Utility Commission shall adopt by 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | rule standards and procedures for ensuring that the costs of any improvements 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | or upgrades to the electric transmission and distribution grid in a utility’s 18 |
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| 24 | 24 | | service territory are shared as fairly and as evenly as possible among all 19 |
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| 25 | 25 | | ratepayers in the utility’s service territory. 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.279 |
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| 29 | 29 | | VT LEG #379359 v.1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) On or before July 1, 2031, the Public Utility Commission shall adopt by 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | rule standards and procedures for ensuring that the costs of any improvements 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | or upgrades to the electric transmission and distribution grid, regardless of the 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | utility’s service territory in which the upgrade or improvement is made, are 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | shared as fairly and as evenly as possible among all ratepayers in the State. 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 7 |
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