Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics

Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics

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Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics
Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics
Get ready for $800 million in higher electric costs, just cuz.

Get ready for $800 million in higher electric costs, just cuz.

More ideological virtue signaling with other people's money.

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Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics
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The House Energy & Technology Committee took up H.289 this week, a bill to ratchet up our current Renewable Energy Standard (RES) mandates – the amount of electricity utilities have to buy from so-called “renewable” sources – from 75 percent by 2032 to 100 percent by 2030. This, according to the Department of Public Service, will cost Vermonters an addi…

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