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PUC urges contracts, workshop for data‑center bill rather than new siting regime
Summary
PUC staff told the Health, Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee that H.727 should rely on special utility contracts reviewed by the PUC and existing transmission/interconnection reviews rather than a new certificate‑style siting process; PUC recommended a technical workshop to gather baseline data.
Representative Kathleen James opened the Health, Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 13 and invited testimony from the Vermont Public Utility Commission on H.727, the bill addressing data centers in Vermont.
Greg Taylor of the Vermont Public Utility Commission told the committee the PUC recommends removing a proposed tariff requirement and instead allowing utilities to provide service under special contracts approved by the PUC: "instead of a tariff, they're gonna enter into a special contract," Taylor…
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