Vermont Public Service Board
May 2003 Orders and Decisions
CONTRACTS ENTERED MAY
2, 2003
SC 626 and 627 ELECTRIC Special Contract approval between
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Load Response Customers
SC 629 and 630 ELECTRIC
Special Contract approval between Green Mountain Power Corporation and
Load Response Customers
SC 631 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Barton, Inc. Electric Department
and Load Response Customers
SC 632 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Enosburg Falls Water & Light
Department and Load Response Customers
SC 633 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Town of Hardwick Electric Department and Load
Response Customers
SC 634 ELECTRIC Special
Contract aproval between Village of Hyde Park Electric Department and
Load Response Customers
SC 635 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Jacksonville Electric Company and
Load Response Customers
SC 636 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Johnson Water & Light
Department and Load Response Customers
SC 637 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Ludlow Electric Department and Load
Response Customers
SC 638 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Lyndonville Electric Department and
Load Response Customers
SC 639 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Morrisville Water & Light
Department and Load Response Customers
SC 640 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Northfield Electric Department and
Load Response Customers
SC 641 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Orleans Electric Department and
Load Response Customers
SC 642 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Town of Readsboro Electric Light Department
and Load Response Customers
SC 643 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Town of Stowe Electric Department and Load
Response Customers
SC 644 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Swanton Village, Inc. Electric Department and
Load Response Customers
SC 645 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Vermont Marble Power Division of OMYA, Inc.
and Load Response Customers
SC 647 and 6448 ELECTRIC
Special Contract approval between City of Burlington Electric Department
and Load Response Customers
SC 649 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Citizens Communications Company d/b/a Citizens
Energy Services and Load Response Customers
SC 650 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Load
Response Customers
ORDER ENTERED MAY 5, 2003
6793 FINAL ORDER AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING
PETITION of Town of Stowe Electric Department, pursuant to 30 V.S.A.
Section 248, to expand an existing substation, relocate a 34.5 kV
transmission line, and remove an existing substation in the Town of
Stowe, Vermont, for the purpose of upgrading electric service to Stowe
Mountain Resort and the surrounding area
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ORDERS
ENTERED MAY 6, 2003
6209 SCOPING ORDER AND HEARING SCHEDULE.
Investigation into the Acquisition and Use of Central Office Codes by
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6780 PROCEDURAL ORDER
RE: INTERVENTION. Joint Petition of Gateway Cablevision
Corporation (Gateway) to sell and Southern Vermont Cable West Dover
Corporation (Southern Vermont) to purchase Gateway's cable television
system that serves the Towns of Dover, Jacksonville and Whitingham,
Vermont; and petition of Southern Vermont for a certificate of public
good to operate said system, and for approval of financing for the
acquisition of the system
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6829 PREHEARING
CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM. Tariff filing of Vermont Gas Systems, Inc.
requesting a 10.6% rate increase, to take effect April 21, 2003, and to
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6830 PREHEARING
CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM. Petition of certain residents of the
Foothills Development in Jericho, Vermont, requesting an investigation
into the operations of the Foothills Water Company
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ENTERED MAY 7, 2003
6833 PREHEARING CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM AND SCHEDULING
ORDER. Petition of Dalton Hydro, LLC, for a certificate of public
good to own and operate certain hydroelectric generating facilities
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ENTERED MAY 9, 2003
5841/5859 STATUS CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM.
Investigaiton into Citizens Utilities Company re: alleged
investment in facilities without proper regulatory approval, and
omission of least-cost analysis of such investments AND Investigation
into the existing rates of Citizens Utilities Company
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6670 FINAL ORDER
ACCEPTING SETTLEMENT AND CLOSING INVESTIGATION. Petition of
Vermont Department of Public Service for a Board investigation into the
business practices of, and sanctions against, Gateway Cablevision
Corporation, and for an order directing Gateway to show cause why its
Certificate of Public Good should not be revoked
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6681 FINAL ORDER
DISMISSING DOCKET. Petition to impose penalties upon White
Mountain Cable Company re: probable Dig Safe violation involving a
Green Mountain Power Corporation utility line located in Vergennes,
Vermont
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6763 ORDER AND NOTICE OF
HEARINGS. Investigation into the use by Verizon New England Inc.,
d/b/a Verizon Vermont, of creosote-based preservative on new
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6812 PROCEDURAL ORDER
RE: PROTECTIVE AGREEMENT. Petition of Entergy Nuclear
Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., for a
certificate of public good to modify certain generation facilities at
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6823 FINAL ORDER AND
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD GRANTING PETITION of Green Mountain Power
Corporation for cpg, pursuant to 30 V.S.A. § 248(j), authorizing
the reconstruction and upgrade of an 0.5-mile segment of its 3314
transmission line between GMP's Town Line and Substation #44 located in
Williston, Vermont, and GMP's Digital Substation #43 located in South
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6825 ORDER GRANTING
VEC'S MOTION TO INTERVENE. Joint Petition of Citizens
Communications Company and Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. for a
certificate of consent for the proposed sale of certain transmission
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CPG #NM-73 FINDINGS,
ORDER, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD GRANTING APPLICATION of John
Robohm for an interconnected net metered wind turbine
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ENTERED MAY 13, 2003
6819 FINAL ORDER, CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD, AND
CERTIFICATE OF CONSENT APPROVING JOINT PETITION of Teleglobe USA, Inc.,
Teleglobe USA LLC, and TLGB Corporation for approval of transfer of
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ORDERS ENTERED MAY 14, 2003
6836 PREHEARING CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM. Investigation
into Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a Verizon Vermont, Petition for
waiver of certain service results measured under the performance
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CPG #NM-74 FINDINGS,
ORDER, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD GRANTING APPLICATION of Fred and
Kathleen Mushkat for an interconnected net metered photovoltaic
electrical power system
ORDER
ENTERED MAY 15, 2003
6750 PROCEDURAL ORDER RE: SCHEDULE.
Investigation into Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s tariff filing
request for revisions to its rate design structure in re cost
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ENTERED MAY 16, 2003
6763 PROCEDURAL ORDER ON SCHEDULING AND SCOPING.
Investigation into the use by Verizon New England Inc. d/b/a Verizon
Vermont, of creosote-based preservative on new poles
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ENTERED MAY 20, 2003
6816 FINAL ORDER AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING
PETITION of Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc., pursuant to 30 V.S.A.
§ 248 (j), authorizing the replacement of two 115 kV circuit
switchers at VELCO's Cold River Substation located in the Town of
Clarendon, Vermont, with two 115 kV circiut breakers, and the related
expansion of the existing control building, to accommodate the
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6834 PREHEARING
CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM In Re: Investigation into Petition of the
Vermont Department of Public Service for an Investigation in the
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ENTERED MAY 21, 2003
6799 ORDER APPROVING AGREEMENT. Investigation into
distributed utility planning in the Lamoille County Loop DUP Target Area
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6800 ORDER APPROVING
AGREEMENT. Investigation into distributed utility planning in the
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6840 FINAL ORDER,
CERTIFICATE OF CONSENT, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING JOINT
PETITION of Broadwing Communications Services, Inc., Communications
Broadwing Telecommunications, Inc., and C III Operations, LLC, for
approval of a Sale of Assets and Related Transactions
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6845 ORDER OPENING
INVESTIGATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING. Investigation into the rates,
charges, billing practices, and management of Mountain Water
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CPG 220 ORDER REVOKING
CPG. Petition of National Accounts of New Jersey, Inc. for
Revocation of its Certificate of Public Good to Operate as a
Telecommunications Provider in the State of Vermont
CPG 323 ORDER REVOKING
CPG. Petition of Telco Partners, Inc., for Revocation of its
Certificate of Public Good to Operate as a Telecommunications Provider
in the State of Vermont
CPG 439 ORDER REVOKING
CPG. Petition of APS, Inc., d/b/a Atlantic Payphone Services, for
revocation of its certificate of public good
CPG 600-C ORDER REVOKING
CPG. Petition of Burlington Networks, LLC, for Revocation of its
Certificate of Public Good to Operate as a Telecommunications Provider
in the State of Vermont
CPG 606 ORDER REVOKING
CPG. Petition of Raelene Bardwell for revocation of her
Certificate of Public Good to provide customer-owned, coin-operated
telephone service in Vermont
CPG 740-CR FINDINGS,
ORDER, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING PETITION of NEON
Connect, Inc., to operate as a provider of telecommunications services
in Vermont, including service to the local exchange
CPG 741-CR FINDINGS,
ORDER, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING PETITION of
Communication Solutions Partners, Inc., to operate as a provider of
telecommunications services in Vermont, including service to the local
exchange
CPG 742-R FINDINGS,
ORDER, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING PETITION of ITI Inmate
Telephone, Inc., to operate as a provider of telecommunications services
in Vermont
CPG 744-CM FINDINGS,
ORDER, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING PETITION of Star Number,
Inc., to operate as a provider of commercial mobile radio services in
Vermont
CONTRACTS
ENTERED MAY 21, 2003
SC 623 ELECTRIC Special Contract approval between Swanton
Village Inc. Electric Department and Vermont Fastener Company, Inc.
SC 646 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and
Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc.
ORDER
ENTERED MAY 22, 2003
6743 and 6828 PREHEARING CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM.
Investigation into Possible Alterations at Green Mountain Power
Corporation's West Danville Dam and Petition of Green Mountain Power
Corporation for authorization to make alteration to the West Danville
Dam located at the outlet of Joe's Pond in West Danville,
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ENTERED MAY 23, 2003
6839 PREHEARING CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM. Joint
Petition of Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc., Green Mountain Power
Corporation and Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc., for a certificate of
public good authorizing the construction of a substation at Tafts Corner
and the construction of a switching station on Hinesburg Road in
Williston, Vermont, and the associated construction and improvement of
transmission lines from Tafts Corner to the switching station to the
existing Digital substation to Dorset Street in South Burlington,
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6851 ORDER OPENING
INVESTIGATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING and ATTACHMENT OF QUESTIONS TO
PARTIES. Investigation into Green Mountain Power Corporation's
Successor Service Quality and Reliability Performance, Monitoring and
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CPG #NM-75 FINDINGS,
ORDER, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD GRANTING APPLICATION of Vermont
Technical College for an interconnected net metered wind turbine
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ENTERED MAY 29, 2003
6817 FINAL ORDER AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING
JOINT PETITION of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS) and
Agri-Mark, Inc. for the construction by Agri-Mark, Inc. of a substation
at its manufacturing facility located in Middlebury, Vermont, and the
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CPG 222 ORDER GRANTING
PETITION of Premiere Communications, Inc., for revocation of its
Certificate of Public Good to Operate as a Telecommunications Provider
in the State of Vermont
CPG 488 ORDER GRANTING
PETITION of Promise-Net International, Ltd., for revocation of its
Certificate of Public Good to Oprate as a Telecommunications Provider in
the State of Vermont
CONTRACTS
ENTERED MAY 29, 2003
SC 628 ELECTRIC
Special Contract approval between Central Vermont Public Service
Corporation and Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load
Response Programs
SC 653 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Barton Village, Inc. Electric Department and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response Programs
SC 654 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Enosburg Falls Water and Light Department and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response Programs
SC 655 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Town of Hardwick Electric Department and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response Programs
SC 656 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Hyde Park Electric Department and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response Programs
SC 657 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Jacksonville Electric Company and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response Programs
SC 658 ELECTRIC
Special Contract approval between Village of Johnson Water and Light
Department and Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load
Response Programs
SC 659 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Ludlow Electric Light Department
and Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response
Programs
SC 660 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Lyndonville Electric Department
and Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response
Programs
SC 661 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Morrisville Water and Light
Department and Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load
Response Programs
SC 662 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Northfield Electric Department and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response Programs
SC 663 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Village of Orleans Electric Department and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response Programs
SC 664 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Town of Readsboro Electric Light Department
and Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response
Programs
SC 665 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Town of Stowe Electric Department and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response Programs
SC 666 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Swanton Village, Inc. Electric Department and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Price Load Response Programs
SC 667 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
and Participating Members relating to Real-Time Demand Load Response
Programs
SC 668 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Citizens Communications Company d/b/a
Citizens Energy Services and Participating Members relating to
Real-Time Demand Load Response Programs
SC 669 ELECTRIC Special
Contract approval between Green Mountain Power Corporation and
Participating Members relating to Real-Time Demand Load Response
Programs
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