This is where the Commission will post information relating to the development of our economic modeling of the potential Clean Heat Standard:
Memorandum re: Process for Assessing the Economic Impacts of Clean Heat Standard required by Act 18
Issued: October 17, 2024, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Topics include: (9) Other
30 V.S.A. §8124(b)(1) requires that each entity selling fuel into or in Vermont register annually with the Commission. The first deadline is January 31, 2024.
The registration form and information required for the registration are located here.
30 V.S.A.§ 8128(c) requires the Commission to hire a third-party consultant to develop "clean heat measure characterizations and relevant assumptions, including CO2e lifecycle emissions analyses." Materials related to the selection and work of Opinion Dynamics, the chosen consultant, are linked below:
The Commission has established two advisory groups to assist in the creation of the potential Clean Heat Standard – an Equity Advisory Group and a Technical Advisory Group. To promote transparency in all aspects of this work, the Commission will post materials from the two advisory groups here. You can learn more about the advisory groups and their role under the “How-Tos and Explainers” section of this website.
Order Adopting Interim Early Action Credit Ownership Methodology
Issued: November 19, 2024, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Topics include: (3) Credit Creation
OPEN – Request for Feedback on the Draft Proposed Rule
Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Issued: Oct. 1, 2024 | Closes: Nov. 1, 2024
Document Title: Order Issuing Draft Rule and Setting Deadline for Comments-Notice of 10/7/24 Workshop and 10/30/24 Public Hearing via videoconference
On May 24, 2023, Act 18 of 2023 became effective. The Act states that “it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Clean Heat Standard be designed and implemented in a manner that achieves Vermont’s thermal sector greenhouse gas emissions reductions necessary to meet the requirements of [the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2020], minimizes costs to customers, protects public health, and recognizes that affordable heating is essential for Vermonters.”
