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ANR officials outline regulatory roles as lawmakers press on net metering and economic transition
Summary
Agency staff explained how Act 250 and PUC Section 248 differ, described state goals for in‑state renewable generation, and acknowledged tension between net‑metering changes and renewable deployment goals; lawmakers asked about economic impacts of the energy transition on fuel infrastructure and businesses.
Billy Koster, ANR director of planning and policy, told the committee that the agency participates as a statutory party in both Act 250 land-use reviews and the Public Utility Commission’s Section 248 proceedings that oversee larger energy generation and transmission projects.
Koster described the PUC as a “quasi-judicial tribunal” that issues certificates of public good under Section 248 after contested cases and said Act 250 applies a different standard: projects reviewed under Act 250 are judged against a “no undue…
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