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Senate panel reviews S.204 to limit utility disconnections and study ratepayer protections
Summary
Senators heard S.204, the Vermont Energy Equity Law, which would direct the PUC to design a statewide low/moderate-income ratepayer protection program, add disconnection protections (including during extreme-heat periods) and consider funding through ratepayer charges with PUC rulemaking and collaborative design.
Senators reviewed S.204, titled the Vermont Energy Equity Law, which directs the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to design an electric ratepayer protection program for low- and moderate-income households and to revise disconnection rules. The bill would authorize the PUC to adopt rule changes including expanded physician-certificate protections and a prohibition on disconnections during commission-defined "periods of extreme heat."
The bill’s presenter told the committee the…
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