Most controversially, the bill would quadruple the amount of power that utilities must purchase from new renewables, and double how much power they must purchase from new renewables built in Vermont.
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For the second year in a row, Gov. Phil Scott plans to veto a bill that would set up a clean heat standard, the biggest climate priority of Vermont’s legislative session.“I will veto S.5, and I’m asking Vermonters, even the many who have already.
Though a similar measure failed by a single vote to overcome Scott’s veto last May, lawmakers may have the votes this time. Both House and Senate must approve the bill by a two-thirds majority to make it law.