VELCO LEADS VERMONT’S NEW PROCESS FOR ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY PLANNING
The public is invited to review and provide input on Vermont Electric Power Company’s (VELCO) Long Range Transmission Plan -- Public Review Draft set for release in early April. The document is part of a collaboratively designed planning process approved by Vermont’s Public Service Board (PSB) in 2007. The plan, which looks out 20 years and must be updated every three, identifies transmission upgrades that may be needed to maintain reliability and where generation and demand reduction could potentially address those reliability needs. The new 20-year planning horizon offers additional opportunities for public input and is intended to provide ample time for “full, fair and timely consideration” of alternatives to building transmission. The draft plan will be on-line and available at www.velco.com/publicoutreach.
Public outreach related to the draft plan will be conducted during April and May. VELCO is working with the Snelling Center for Government to design and execute an extensive statewide public outreach process, which will include traditional and electronic media to publicize the plan’s release, a website to share the findings of VELCO’s technical analysis and to gather public input, engagement of key regional partners, and six public forums at locations around Vermont.
The forums will include an overview of the analysis, information kiosks on key issues, facilitated discussions, and the opportunity to meet with VELCO staff and representatives of local electric distribution utilities. Refreshments will be served.
The public forums are scheduled as follows:
Monday, April 27 at 5:30 pm
Holiday Inn, Rutland
Wednesday, April 29 at 5:30 pm
Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee
Tuesday, May 5 at 5:30 pm
Sheraton Hotel, Burlington
Thursday, May 7 at 5:30 pm
Catamount Arts Academy, St. Johnsbury
Wednesday, May 13 at 5:30 pm
Marlboro Tech Center, Brattleboro
Monday, May 18 at 1:30 pm
VT College of Fine Arts, Montpelier
For questions please contact VELCO at (802) 282-2631 or e-mail publicoutreach@velco.com.
To request sign language interpretation, please contact publicoutreach@velco.com at least one week prior to the event.
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