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What's New at DPS

• The Vermont Department of Public Service (DPS) announced today that it has won major concessions from Green Mountain Power (GMP) and Gaz Metro regarding the acquisition of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (CVPS), yielding significantly enhanced customer savings, investment in job-creating weatherization and efficiency funding, and increased public interest governance of VELCO.
  • Docket 7770, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the Petitioners and the Vermont Department of Public Service
  • Docket 7770, Revised DPS/GMP MOU: Green Mountain Power Corporation Community Energy & Efficiency Development Fund Reflecting Revisions Agreed to Between DPS and GMP
  • Docket 7770, Voting Agreement
  • Docket 7770, O&M Accounts to be Included in Synergy Savings
• The new VT Commercial Building Energy Standard (CBES) codebook is now available. The new CBES became effective January 3, 2012 for all newly constructed commercial buildings as well as additions, alterations, renovations, or repairs. Free energy code trainings on the new CBES are being held by Efficiency Vermont and are posted on the CBES webpage. To receive a free hard copy of the codebook email Barry Murphy at barry.murphy@state.vt.us.
• The Vermont Department of Health has released a report, Radio Frequency Radiation and Health: Smart Meters, on review of radio frequency radiation ("RFR") and the effects on human.
• Proposed FY13 Budget for the Department of Public Service
• Federal District Court ruling in the case of Entergy v. Shumlin
• The Department has released a report, "Analysis and Recommendations Regarding the Regulation of FairPoint Communications, LLC." The report relies on a telecommunications market analysis conducted in course of a proceeding regarding a proposed Alternative Regulation Plan for FairPoint, currently pending before the Public Service Board.
• The 2011 Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan: Volume 1, Volume 2, and the Appendixes are now available.
• A DRAFT of the Energy Code compliance plan is now available on the Energy Code Compliance Plan webpage. The plan outlines an approach for achieving 90 percent compliance with the new Residential and Commercial Energy Codes by February 1, 2017.  
• The Department has completed the process to update Vermont’s Residential Building Energy Standard (RBES). The new RBES became effective October 1, 2011 for all newly constructed residential buildings as well as additions, alterations, renovations, or repairs. Free energy code trainings on the new RBES are being held by Efficiency Vermont. Trainings and the new RBES handbook are posted on the RBES webpage.
• 2011 Utility Facts available. For inquiries, comments, suggestions, or to request hard copies please contact George Nagle by email or by telephone at 802-828-1780.
• The Department of Public Service issued on December 10, 2010 an Audit Report examining accounting and regulatory compliance issues relating to Burlington Telecom. These issues are before the Public Service Board in Docket No. 7044. The Department believes that this Report sheds light on events and decisions leading to BT’s current difficult situation, and should be useful to the City of Burlington and interested parties as they seek solutions.

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