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The Public Service Board is a
quasi-judicial board that supervises the rates, quality of service, and
overall financial management of Vermont's public utilities: cable
television, electric, gas, telecommunications, water and large
wastewater companies. It also reviews the environmental and economic
impacts of energy purchases and facilities, the safety of hydroelectric
dams, the financial aspects of nuclear plant decommissioning and
radioactive waste storage, and the rates paid to independent power
producers. The Board's mission is to ensure the provision of high
quality public utility services in Vermont at minimum reasonable costs,
measured over time periods consistent with the long-term public good of
the state. The Board strives to achieve this mission by providing an
independent, fair and efficient means of resolving public utility
disputes; and by guiding the development of state utility policies and
rules for public services to best serve the long-term interest of
Vermont and its residents, all as defined in Title 30 V.S.A.
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