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Vergennes council asks PUC for public hearing on proposed battery storage project
Summary
The council accepted a planning commission recommendation to request a Non‑Evidentiary Public Hearing at the Vermont Public Utility Commission on the Vergennes VT BESS 1 LLC Battery Energy Storage Project, clarifying the request is not a statement of support or opposition.
On Jan. 13 the Vergennes City Council voted to accept a recommendation from the Vergennes Planning Commission asking the Vermont Public Utility Commission to hold a Non‑Evidentiary Public Hearing on the proposed Vergennes VT BESS 1 LLC Battery Energy Storage Project. The motion and subsequent language in the minutes emphasize that requesting a hearing does not indicate either support for or opposition to the project, but rather seeks an opportunity for public testimony before the PUC.
The minutes also record that Michel Djordjevic, who owns The Strong House Inn, raised concerns about the Battery Energy Storage project (noted in the visitors guidance earlier in the agenda). The council’s action sends a formal request to the state commission; no council position for or against the project was recorded in the minutes of this meeting.
