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Bill H.125 would require one‑time state report to map equity impacts of Vermont’s energy transition
Summary
A one‑time session‑law report in H.125 would direct the Secretary of Natural Resources to compile five years of existing statewide data to show how the shift to cleaner energy affects regions, households and businesses; the bill sponsors say it requires no new appropriation or staff hires.
A bill before the House would require a one‑time, data‑driven report to identify where benefits and burdens of Vermont’s energy transition are concentrated.
Proponents told the Natural Resources & Energy Committee that H.125 directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, in consultation with several state agencies, to compile existing data covering the previous five years and publish a report on or before Dec. 15, 2025. The bill’s text, read into the record by Ellen Tchaikowski of the Office of Legislative Counsel, lists agencies to be consulted including the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets; the Department of Public Service; the Agency of Transportation; the Department of Labor; the Agency of Commerce and Community Development; and the Department of Taxes.
The sponsor and a presenter described the measure as a mapping and analysis tool intended to surface geographic gaps and equity risks as…
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