On October 16 and 17, thought leaders from VHB’s Energy Team led two sessions at the Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) Conference, the largest comprehensive renewable energy gathering in New England. This annual event brings together business leaders, policymakers, regulators, and others working towards a 100 percent clean energy transformation. This year, the conference spotlighted the region’s leadership role in energy transmission and decarbonizing our energy, thermal, and transportation sectors.
Jacob Flanigan, Senior Project Manager – Renewables, shared his insights during the panel discussion “Review of New PUC rules 5.100, 5.400, 5.500 and 2.100.” The session delved into the implications of new rules that the Vermont Public Utilities Commission issued, covering Scope & Construction of Rules (2.100), Net Metering (5.100), Section 248 (5.400), and Interconnection (5.500). Jacob offered insights on how these revised regulations will impact the development of renewable energy projects in Vermont.
“These updates modernize the rules for interconnection, opening the door to smartly manage distributed resources in capacity constrained locations,” says Jacob. “However, the updates fall short of permitting reform, since these rules now place an increased burden on the applicant with a less-defined timeline than the previous rules.”
Additionally, Vermont Director of Environmental Services Lydia Lee moderated the annual Women in Energy Breakfast, a networking event for women in the energy industry.
VHB’s Vermont Energy Team has been crucial to building the state’s most important renewable power generation and energy infrastructure projects for nearly two decades. Our clients include Vermont’s distribution and transmission utilities, solar and wind developers, and hydroelectric facility operators. With our integrated team of professional practitioners, VHB is uniquely positioned to take on renewable energy transformation projects in Vermont and beyond.
Read about how our Vermont Energy Team is supporting the state’s clean energy transition.
