Clean Heat Standard

This is where the Commission will post information relating to the development of our economic modeling of the potential Clean Heat Standard:

Recording of Workshop on Economic Modeling held on Dec. 18, 2024

Registration Information 

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.

Emissions Analyst Consultant

 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:

First Checkback Report on the Clean Heat Standard 

Clean Heat Standard Funding Report

Vermont Public Utility Commission Announces Fuel Dealer Annual Registration

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.

OPEN – Year-one Obligated Parties and their Clean Heat Credit Obligations 
Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Issued: Dec. 6, 2024 | Closes: Jan.6, 2025
Document Title: Memorandum re: Comment Deadline on Year-one Obligated Parties and their Clean Heat Credit Obligations & Draft Document
Topics include: (6) Regulated Entities

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.”