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.”
Act 18 directs the Vermont Public Utility Commission (“Commission”) to design a potential Clean Heat Standard and to file its recommendations with the Vermont General Assembly by January 15, 2025. This website is an informational resource for public use designed to share information, increase understanding, and encourage public involvement in this process. The Commission encourages everyone to participate in these proceedings by submitting public comments, becoming a participant and contributing to ongoing discussions, and attending workshops. Your perspective and ideas will help the Commission best design the proposed rule.
The Commission intends for this website to help centralize and simplify publicly available information related to the design of the potential Clean Heat Standard. All materials on this page are for informational use only. Orders, which are documents signed by the Commissioners and issued by the Clerk of the Commission, are the official means of communicating the Commission’s decisions. We will provide links to all Orders on this website. In addition, all Orders, and all forms of stakeholder and public input, can be found on the Commission’s online filing and case management system, ePUC.
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Process Updates
This section is intended to help users navigate the Commission’s proceedings to implement Act 18. The subsection “Requests for Input” contains a list of instances where the Commission seeks feedback from the public. The subsection “Recent Orders” contains a list of Orders that have been issued by the Commission in relation to its work under Act 18.
Last Updated: 12/7/2023
Requests for Input
OPEN – Request for Comments on Clean Heat Credit Ownership
Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Document Title: Order Requesting Comments on Clean Heat Credit Ownership
Issued: Nov. 17, 2023 | Closes: Dec. 8, 2023 | Workshop to be held on Dec. 15
PAST – Request for Comments on Revenue Streams
Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Document Title: Order Seeking Recommendations for Annual Funding Report
Issued: Nov. 3, 2023 | Closes: Dec. 4, 2023
PAST – Request for Comments on Technical Advisory Group Procedures
Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Document Title: Order Seeking Comments on Technical Advisory Group Procedures
Issued: Nov. 16, 2023 | Closes: Nov. 27, 2023
PAST – Request for Comments on Annual Registration Form
Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Document Title: Order Seeking Recommendations for Annual Registration Form
Issued: Oct. 23, 2023 | Closed: Nov. 6, 2023
PAST – Request for Schedule Recommendations on Default Delivery Agent(s)
Case No. 23-2221-INV
Document Title: Order Addressing Case Scope and Procedures and Seeking Recommendations for Schedule
Issued: Oct. 23, 2023 | Closed: Nov. 6, 2023
PAST – Request for Comments on Early Action Credits
Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Document Title: Order Requesting Comments on Early Action Credits
Issued: Sept. 18, 2023 | Closed: Oct. 19, 2023
PAST – Request for Comments on Organization of the Proceeding and Recommendations for Advisory Groups
Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Issued: June 30, 2023 | Closed: Aug. 4, 2023
Document Title: Order Opening Proceeding to Design the Potential Clean Heat Standard
PAST – Request for Comments on Organization of the Proceeding and Recommendations for Advisory Groups
Case No. 23-2221-INV
Issued: June 30, 2023 | Closed: Aug. 4, 2023
Document Title: Order Opening Investigation
Recent Orders
Order Creating Topic Tag System for Clean Heat Standard Cases
Issued: November 20, 2023, in Cases No. 23-2220-RULE & No. 23-2221-INV
Order Granting Extension of Comments on suggested revenue streams
Issued: November 20, 2023, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Order Requesting Comments on Clean Heat Credit Ownership
Issued: November 17, 2023, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Order Announcing Appointees to the Technical and Equity Advisory Groups
Issued: November 16, 2023, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Order Seeking Comments on Technical Advisory Group Procedures
Issued: November 16, 2023, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Order Seeking Recommendations for Funding Report
Issued: November 3, 2023, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Order Seeking Recommendations for Annual Registration Form
Issued: October 23, 2023, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Order Addressing Case Scope and Procedures and Seeking Recommendations for Schedule
Issued: October 23, 2023, in Case No. 23-2221-INV
Order Requesting Comments on Early Action Credits
Issued: September 18, 2023, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Order Granting Extension of First Comment Deadline
Issued: July 20, 2023, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Order Granting Extension of First Comment Deadline
Issued: July 20, 2023, in Case No. 23-2221-INV
Order Opening Investigation
Issued: June 30, 2023, in Case No. 23-2221-INV
Order Opening Proceeding to Design the Potential Clean Heat Standard
Issued: June 30, 2023, in Case No. 23-2220-RULE
Advisory Group Materials
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.
Advisory Group Meetings
Technical Advisory Group - Dec. 11, 2023, 1 - 4 pm ET
Meeting Notice | Meeting Link | Meeting Materials
Equity Advisory Group - Nov. 29, 2023, 1 - 4 pm ET
Meeting Notice | Meeting Minutes