Vermont Electric Coop to Kick Off Energy and Environmental Management Project
Posted on Mar 27, 2012 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Vermont Electric Coop to Kick Off Energy and Environmental Management Project
Vermont Electric Cooperative is partnering with Kilawatt Technologies on an Energy and Environmental Management project. This project aims to reduce electric power waste in commercial buildings by tailoring supply closer to consumption. This effort will include collecting total energy consumption data across a building, determining the energy consumption patterns of that building,...
Vermont Electric Cooperative Pursues Power Deal with Seabrook Nuclear Plant
Posted on Jan 4, 2012 in Innovation/Efficiency, Rates, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Vermont Electric Cooperative Pursues Power Deal with Seabrook Nuclear Plant
Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) has expressed interest in entering a 20-year power purchase agreement with a NextEra Energy nuclear power plant in Seabrook, New Hampshire. The Vermont Public Service Board and the VEC board of directors must approve the purchase before the parties can go forward with the agreement. The contract would be for 16 to 17 percent of VEC’s annual energy...
Vermont Coops Become Customers of State’s Largest Wind Farm
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Vermont Coops Become Customers of State’s Largest Wind Farm
The largest wind farm in Vermont officially opened on October 26, and two of the state’s coops plan to be big customers of the facility. Washington Electric Cooperative and Vermont Electric Cooperative will buy a combined 60 percent of the output from the farm. The new $90 million, 40-megawatt, 16-turbine wind farm is the result of an eight-year planning and building process. To...
Green Mountain Power Starts Construction of Wind Project in Vermont
Posted on Sep 7, 2011 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Green Mountain Power Starts Construction of Wind Project in Vermont
Green Mountain Power has commenced construction of a 63MW wind facility that will provide power to the members of the Vermont Electric Cooperative. The Energy Business Review has more on the wind farm.
Vermont Smart Meters Help Weather Irene
Posted on Sep 1, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Vermont Smart Meters Help Weather Irene
Like many cooperatives along the eastern seaboard, the Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) dealt with major power outages in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Approximately 10,000 VEC members lost power. VEC’s smart meters played a pivotal role in the restoration efforts and allowed the VEC control center to communicate in real-time with members and support staff. Click here for the full...
Coops Battle the Effect of Hurricane Irene
Posted on Aug 29, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Coops Battle the Effect of Hurricane Irene
Electric cooperatives across the Northeast are dealing with the power disruptions caused by Hurricane Irene’s destruction. According to Touchstone Energy Group, North Carolina-based coops have restored power to nearly 90,000 households, reducing the 152,000 outages reported on Saturday. In Vermont, utility workers continued working Monday morning to restore electricity to the 4,400...
Vermont Electric Coop Wins POWER Magazine Smart Grid Award
Posted on Aug 2, 2011 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Vermont Electric Coop Wins POWER Magazine Smart Grid Award
Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) was recognized as the winner of the inaugural POWER Smart Grid Award. Among other smart grid technologies, VEC has implemented bidirectional meters, a new GPS-enabled outage management system, substation upgrades, and online access to electricity usage information. These efforts have cut outages in the VEC territory in half. They have also reduced...
Vermont Public Service Board Considers Privacy Implications of Smart Grid Technology
Posted on Jul 29, 2011 in Energy Savings Programs, Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Vermont Public Service Board Considers Privacy Implications of Smart Grid Technology
As utilities in Vermont continue to implement various smart grid programs, the Vermont Public Service Board is evaluating the potential for both use and misuse of customer data. The CEO of the Vermont Electric Cooperative, David Hallquist, is focusing on cybersecurity, in particular, as the coop grows its smart grid program. Vermont Public Radio has been covering this...
Vermont Electric Cooperative Approves Line Upgrade Also Necessary for Lowell Wind Project
Posted on Jul 27, 2011 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Vermont Electric Cooperative Approves Line Upgrade Also Necessary for Lowell Wind Project
In an effort to save money for a $12 million upgrade to a 16.9-mile transmission line, members of Vermont Electric Cooperative Inc. approved sharing a transmission line with a wind energy project being developed by Green Mountain Power Corp. in Lowell, Massachusetts. Green Mountain Power agreed to pay $7 million of the upgrade costs (leaving VEC with $5 million of the upgrade costs)....
Wildlife and Health Concerns Continue for Vermont Wind Project
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 in Permitting, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Wildlife and Health Concerns Continue for Vermont Wind Project
Co-developers of the Lowell Mountain wind-power project, Green Mountain Power Corp. and Vermont Electric Cooperative, face a continued backlash regarding the project’s possible impact on wildlife habitat and human health. The developers want to create new wildlife habitats before the project begins operations, but opponents say such habitats must be in place before the start of...
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