Vermont Public Service Board
August 2006 Orders and Decisions
ORDER ENTERED AUGUST 2, 2006
Board issues Order announcing new Energy
Efficiency budgets for 2006, 2007, and 2008
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ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 4, 2006
7121 PROCEDURAL
ORDER RE: STATUS CONFERENCE AND SCHEDULE. Amended Petition of
Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. for authority to condemn easement
rights in property interests of The Harley A. Grice Revocable Trust,
Harley A. Grice, Trustee; Wendy G. Butler, Penny E. Curler, Successor
Trustees; and Harley A. Grice, Wendy G. Butler, Penney E. Curler and
Heather H. Grice, as Beneficiaries; and the Marilyn M. Grice Revocable
Trust, Wendy G. Butler, Penny E. Curler, and Harley A. Grice,
Trustees; and Harley A. Grice, Wendy G. Butler, Penny E. Curler,
and Heather H. Grice, as Beneficiaries, for the purpose of
constructing the 345 kV transmission line portion of the so-called
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7121 PROCEDURAL ORDER
RE: PROTECTIVE AGREEMENT.
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CPG #NM-246 FINAL ORDER
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CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING APPLICATION of Kipton Tewksbury
for an interconnected net metered photovoltaic electrical power system
ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 7, 2006
7195 ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME. Petition of
Vermont Department of Public Service for an investigation into the
reliability of the steam dryer and resulting performance of the Vermont
Yankee Nuclear Power Station under uprate conditions
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CPG #NM-257 FINAL ORDER
AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING APPLICATION of Daniel Zentara
for an interconnected net metered photovoltaic electrical power system
ORDER
ENTERED AUGUST 8, 2006
7160 and 7109 ORDER RE: SCHEDULE in re: Tariff
filing of Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. requesting a 16.7% rate increase to
take effect April 25, 2006, and to be implemented on October 1, 2006
AND Petition of Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. for approval of an
alternative-regulation plan
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ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 9, 2006
6860 ORDER RE:
PETITION TO JOIN VERMONT TRANSCO LLC AS CO-APPLICANT AND
CO-PERMITTEE.
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6860 SCHEDULING
ORDER RE 115 KV LINE REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE FILING AND NOTICE OF AUGUST
21, 2006 WORKSHOP WordPerfect
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7169 ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO AMEND. Petition of
Vermont Department of Public Service for an Investigation into the
Universal Service Fund Charge for Fiscal Year 2007
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CPG #NM-14 ORDER
AMENDING CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD TO REFLECT TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP of
John H. Trapp, Jr., and Patricia Cassidy for an interconnected net
metered photovoltaic electrical power system
ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 10, 2006
6812-A STATUS
CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM. Petition of Entergy Nuclear Vermont
Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., for a certificate of
public good to modify certain generation facilities at the Vermont
Yankee Nuclear Power Station in order to increase the Station's
generation output IN RE: Petitions of Central Vermont Public
Service Corporation and Green Mountain Power Corporation seeking
resolution of a dispute with Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC
regarding the Ratepayer Protection Plan, as it relates to the June/July
2004 Vermont Yankee Power Station fire-related outage
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7160 FINAL ORDER RE MOU. Tariff filing of Vermont
Gas Systems, Inc. requesting a 16.7% rate increase, to take effect
April 25, 2006, and to be implemented on October 1, 2006
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ORDER REGARDING ELIMINATION OF TARIFF REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN CABLE
TELEVISION SERVICES
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CPG #833-CM FINDINGS,
ORDER, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD GRANTING PETITION of KDDI
America, Inc. to operate as a provider of commercial mobile radio
services in Vermont
ORDER
ENTERED AUGUST 15, 2006
ORDER RE: NEW 2006 ENERGY EFFICIENCY CHARGE
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ORDER
ENTERED AUGUST 17, 2006
CPG #NM-259 ORDER AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD
APPROVING APPLICATION of Denise Connally for an interconnected net
metered photovoltaic electrical power system
ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 18, 2006
7156 PROCEDURAL
ORDER RE: PROTECTIVE AGREEMENT. Petition of UPC Vermont Wind,
LLC, for a Certificate of Public Good, pursuant to 30 V.S.A. §
248, authorizing the construction and operation of a 52 MW wind
electric generation facility, consisting of 26 wind turbines, and
associated transmission and interconnection facilities, in Sheffield
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7183 and 7192 PROCEDURAL ORDER AND NOTICE OF
HEARING. Petition of Eight Ratepayers for an investigation of
possible disclosure of private telephone records without customers'
knowledge or consent by Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a Verizon Vermont
AND Petition of Vermont Department of Public Service for an
investigation into alleged unlawful customer records disclosure by
Verizon New England Inc., d/b/a Verizon Vermont WordPerfect
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7193 PROCEDURAL ORDER
AND NOTICE OF HEARING. Petition of Vermont Department of Public
Service for an investigation into alleged unlawful customer records
disclosure by AT&T Communications of New England, Inc.
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7200 and 7201 PREHEARING
CONFERENCE MEMORANDUM. Petition of Berkshire Cow Power, LLC, for
a certificate of public good, pursuant to 30 V.S.A. Section 248(j),
authorizing the construction of a farm-based methane-fueled electrical
generating facility in Berkshire, Vermont AND Petition of Vermont
Electric Cooperative, Inc., for a Declaratory Ruling that VEC's
Distribution Line Upgrade required by the Berkshire Cow Power project
in Berkshire, Vermont, is not subject to 30 V.S.A. Section
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ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 21, 2006
7199 FINAL ORDER AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING
PETITION of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, pursuant to 30
V.S.A. § 248(j), authorizing CVPS to reconfigure and make
permanent a temporary 46 kV substation bypass at the VELCO Blissville
Substation located in Poultney, Vermont
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CPG #NM-261 FINAL ORDER
AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING APPLICATION of Grace Hudkins
for an interconnected net metered photovoltaic electrical power system
ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 22, 2006
7121 ORDER RE:
REQUEST FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL. Amended Petition of Vermont
Electric Power Company, Inc. for authority to condemn easement rights
in property interests of The Harley A. Grice Revocable Trust, Harley A.
Grice, Trustee; Wendy G. Butler, Penny E. Curler, Successor Trustees;
and Harley A. Grice, Wendy G. Butler, Penney E. Curler and Heather H.
Grice, as Beneficiaries; and the Marilyn M. Grice Revocable Trust,
Wendy G. Butler, Penny E. Curler, and Harley A. Grice, Trustees;
and Harley A. Grice, Wendy G. Butler, Penny E. Curler, and
Heather H. Grice, as Beneficiaries, for the purpose of constructing the
345 kV transmission line portion of the so-called Northwest Reliability
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7121 ORDER RE:
REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION. WordPerfect
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7171 FINAL ORDER
AND CERTIFICATE OF CONSENT of Central Vermont Public Service
Corporation (CVPS) and Rochester Electric Light & Power Company
(Rochester) for: (1) approval of the acquisition of Rochester's
electric distribution system by CVPS, and associated transactions; (2)
the issuance of an accounting order which approves the deferral of
CVPS' incremental costs associated with the acquisition and transition
of Rochester's plant and customers; and (3) revocation of Rochester's
Certificate of Public Good Order
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7181 FINAL REPORT AND ORDER CLOSING DOCKET.
Petition of Department of Public Service to impose penalties upon Don
Weston Excavating, Inc. re: probable Dig Safe violation involving a
Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. utility line located in Burlington, Vermont,
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ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 23, 2006
7177 ORDER RE:
MOTIONS FOR INTERVENTION. Petition of Dig Safe System, Inc.,
pursuant to Board Rule 7.300, for designation as the 8-1-1 service
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7191 PROCEDURAL ORDER RE
SCHEDULE. Tariff filing of Central Vermont Public Service
Corporation requesting a 6.15% increase in its rates, effective June
29, 2006, for implementation as of February 1, 2007
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CPG #NM-258 FINAL
ORDER AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING APPLICATION of Rita Dean
for an interconnected net metered farm system
CPG #NM-260 FINAL ORDER
AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING APPLICATION of Dean Oullette
for an interconnected net metered photovoltaic electrical power system
ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 24, 2006
7201 FINAL ORDER DETERMINING PETITION IS SUBJECT TO
REVIEW UNDER 30 V.S.A. § 248. Petition of Vermont Electric
Cooperative, Inc., for a Declaratory Ruling that VEC's Distribution
Line Upgrade required by the Berkshire Cow Power project in Berkshire,
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CPG 834-CR ORDER AND
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING PETITION of Comcast Phone of
Vermont, LLC to operate as a provider of telecommunications services in
Vermont, including service to the local exchange
CONTRACTS
ENTERED AUGUST 24, 2006
SC
600 (Amendment) GAS Special Contract approval
between
Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and International Business Machines
Corporation
SC 603 (Amendment) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and
Technology Park Associates
SC 605 (Amendment) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Huber
and Suhner, Inc.
SC 607 (Amendment) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and
Northwestern Medical Center, Inc.
SC 618 (Amendment 2) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Bellows
Free Academy (Hospital Drive)
SC 622 (Amendment 2) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Pike
Industries, Inc.
SC 652 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and
Shelburne Community School
SC 695 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Essex
Community Educational Center
SC 696 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Rice
Memorial High School
SC 697 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and South
Burlington School District
SC 708 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and St.
Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc.
SC 719 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and
Mississquoi Valley Union High School
SC 726 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Sunhill
Foods of Vermont
SC 735 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and St.
Michael's College
SC 738 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Essex
Town School District
SC 739 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Milton
Town School District
SC 740 (Amendment
1) GAS Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems,
Inc. and Poulin Grain Company
SC 741 (Amendment
1) GAS Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems,
Inc. and Bellows Free Academy
SC 743 (Amendment
1) GAS Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems,
Inc. and Peckham Materials Corporation
SC 749 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Cargill
Animal Nutrition
SC 750 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Christ
the King School
SC 751 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and
Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc.
SC 754 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Wyeth
Nutritionals
SC 755 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and
Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.
SC 756 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and
Fortieth Burlington, Inc.
SC 757 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and Stag
II, LLC
SC 761 (Amendment 1) GAS
Special Contract approval between Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and
University of Vermont
ORDER
ENTERED AUGUST 28, 2006
6860 ORDER RE: MOTION TO WITHDRAW.
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ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 30, 2006
7077 ORDER ON WAIVER OF NOTICE PERIOD FOR NAME
CHANGE. Joint Petition of all Vermont affiliates of Adelphia
Communications Corporation ("Adelphia") and Time Warner Cable Inc. for
(1) consent to sell substantially all of Adelphia's Vermont assets to
Cable Holdco Exchange III LLC, (2) approval of such affiliates'
abandonment of cable-television service in Vermont; and (3) revocation
of the Docket No. 7077 affiliates' Certificates of Public Good; AND
Joint Petition of Time Warner Cable Inc. and Cable Holdco Exchange III
LLC, for a Certificate of Public Good for Cable Holdco to own and
operate said cable television systems; AND Joint Petition of Time
Warner Cable Inc. and Comcast of Georgia, Inc., for authority to
acquire control of Cable Holdco Exchange III LLC
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7206 FINAL ORDER re:
Petition of Approval of 2006 Amendments to the Vermont
Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
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CPG #NM-263 FINDINGS,
ORDER, AND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC GOOD APPROVING APPLICATION of Bret
Benner for an interconnected net metered photovoltaic electrical power
system
ORDERS
ENTERED AUGUST 31, 2006
5738 ORDER
EXTENDING EXPIRATION DATE TO AUGUST 31, 2007. Petition of Central
Vermont Public Service Corporation for a declaratory ruling, pursuant
to 3 V.S.A. Section 808 and PSB Rule 2.403, to interpret and define
terms in General Order No. 51 WordPerfect
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5834 ORDER
EXTENDING EXPIRATION DATE TO AUGUST 31, 2007. Petition of Green
Mountain Power Corporation for a declaratory ruling, pursuant
to 3 V.S.A. Section 808 and PSB Rule 2.403, to interpret and define
terms in General Order No. 51 WordPerfect
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6911 ORDER RE: MOTION
FOR RECONSIDERATION. Petition of EMDC, LLC, d/b/a East Haven
Windfarm, for a certificate of public good, pursuant to 30 V.S.A.
Sections 231 and 248, authorizing it to construct and operate a 6 MW
wind electric generation facility, and associated transmission and
interconnection facilities, in East Haven, Vermont
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