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House Energy panel explores reactivating Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee to study Vermont’s energy future
Summary
Lawmakers discussed using the existing Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee (2 VSA chapter 17) to conduct focused summer and fall study on energy topics — including nuclear, net metering and battery policy — and reviewed statutory duties, membership and an estimated off‑session cost.
Montpelier — Members of the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure committee discussed on Feb. 19 reviving the dormant Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee to study Vermont’s energy future, including options ranging from solar and wind to biomass and small modular nuclear reactors.
Representative Kathleen James opened the meeting by proposing the legislature use the existing joint committee rather than create a new task force. ‘‘This committee was created in 1978,’’ said Ellen Czech of the Office of Legislative Council, summarizing her review of 2 VSA chapter 17 and the statute’s subsequent amendments.
Why it matters: Committee members said an off‑session study could provide focused recommendations to inform legislation next session, but they urged a narrowly drawn charge to produce useful work in a limited summer/fall timeframe. Several members suggested aligning the committee’s work with the state’s…
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