Bill > H0710

This bill clarifies when multiple electricity-generating facilities are considered a single "plant" for regulatory purposes by the Public Utility Commission. Under the proposed changes, multiple facilities will be treated as one plant if they use the same electricity-generating technology (like wind, solar, or hydropower) and are located on the same piece of land or adjacent pieces of land that share a boundary or are separated only by a road, path, railway, stream, or river. However, there are exceptions, such as for individual net-metering facilities that offset consumption for different customers on separate meters, or for collocated facilities that have separate connection points to the electricity grid and do not exceed capacity limits for specific programs. The bill also defines "common interest community" and "point of interconnection" to further refine these definitions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.710