September 18, 2013
Vermont

Energy siting commission review continues

September 18, 2013, timesargus.com

Suggestions for a new process for how to permit and site wind turbines and other electrical generation projects will be the topic when the House and Senate committees on natural resources and energy hold a joint hearing in Montpelier on Sept. 25.

The hearing is part of a review of how the state’s permit process balances state, local and other interests when it comes to wind, solar and other power projects. That review began with a siting policy commission report stemming from an executive order by Gov. Peter Shumlin last fall.

The joint committees will hear from several parties, including the siting commission’s director and several representatives of state agencies involved in the permit process. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. in Room 10 of the Statehouse. Time for public comment is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. For more information go to https://leg2.vermont.gov/sites/legislature/EGAC/default.aspx.

URL to article:  https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2013/09/18/energy-siting-commission-review-continues/