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AOT tells House panel it tracks heating fuel mix but data gaps limit statewide picture
Summary
Agency of Transportation staff reported under 19 VSA §45 that AOT’s thermal-energy use held roughly steady across the last two fiscal years, outlined projects to reduce fossil-fuel heating and said inconsistent metering and multiple billing systems make statewide accounting difficult.
Agency of Transportation officials told the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 3 that the agency met the statutory requirement to report its thermal-energy use but faces data and metering challenges that limit how precisely it can measure progress toward state renewable-heating goals.
Andrea Wright, the agency’s environmental policy manager, and Bridal McEvoy, service manager, presented the biannual thermal-energy report prepared under 19 VSA §45 and Act 148 of 2024. Wright said the statute requires AOT to report thermal-energy use to Buildings and General Services (BGS) every other year and that the agency’s first statutorily required submission was due in October 2025. “We are required to report just to BGS, it's not a report to the legislature, and we have to do that by October 1 of every other year,” Wright said.
The presentation said AOT manages roughly 430 buildings…
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