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Committee drops voter-approval trigger for long energy performance contracts
3209545 · May 7, 2025
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The committee agreed to remove a voter-approval requirement for energy performance contracts when the statute already limits contract length to 20 years; members noted longer payback periods on some projects (for example, geothermal) may warrant future review.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Senate Education Committee on May 6 reviewed and approved a technical change to the law governing school energy performance contracts, removing a redundant voter-approval threshold.
Beth (Legislative Council staff) explained the existing…
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