Vermont Public Utility Commission to hold electric vehicle workshop
The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced this week that it would hold a workshop on Oct. 1 as part of its investigation into promoting the ownership and use of electric vehicles (EVs) in Vermont.
The workshop is open to the public, and the PUC encouraged anyone interested to attend.
It will include a series of panel discussions on issues related to EVs, including current and future EV technologies, barriers to the deployment of EVs and infrastructure, strategies for overcoming these barriers and jurisdictional issues related to the regulation of EVs in Vermont. It will also include a general question-and-answer panel.
Panel speakers will include representatives from utilities, electric vehicle and infrastructure manufacturers, public and private transportation providers, and consumer, public and environmental advocacy organizations.
The workshop will be the first in the series of written filings and workshops that will be a part of the Commission’s investigation.
The investigation was initiated in response to Act 158 of the 2017-2018 legislative session. The PUC will file a report with the Vermont Legislature by July 1, 2019, which will describe the Commission’s analysis of the barriers to electric vehicle adoption in Vermont and its recommendations on how to reduce or eliminate them.
