The Reality of the Clean Heat Standard

Vermont Daily Chronicle

In this article, author Erica Walch explains that customer affordability plays no part in the Affordable Heat Act, also known as the Clean Heat Standard. While an all-electric future is not feasible with Vermont’s current inadequate grid system, the legislature is being lobbied by special interest groups who will benefit from more electric dependence. If the Clean Heat Standard takes effect, it will lead to increased costs, be restrictive of energy options, and leave Vermonters with an unreliable electric grid. Get the full story below.