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Local planners urge builder registry and flexibility as Vermont's draft energy plan tightens siting rules
Summary
CCRPC planners reviewed the draft 2022 Comprehensive Energy Plan and proposed Act 174 edits, urging clearer enforcement of building energy standards, flexibility on mapping constraints and attention to transmission limits; staff asked for PAC comments by Dec. 20.
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission staff and Planning Advisory Committee members on Dec. 8 reviewed the Department of Public Service's draft 2022 Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP) and proposed edits to Act 174, pressing state drafters to clarify enforcement and to allow local flexibility on siting constraints.
Regina Mahony, Planning Program Manager for CCRPC, opened the discussion and said staff had prepared comments for the PAC to consider ahead of the commission's Dec. 20 submission deadline. Ann Janda, CCRPC Energy Project Manager, provided a focused presentation on elements of the CEP most relevant to the region.
Why it matters: the draft CEP sets statewide targets for renewable energy and decarbonization and proposes changes to Act 174's enhanced energy plan standards. PAC members warned that new mapping constraints (including proposed priority forest…
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