Hawai’i Supreme Court decision (March 2023)
"The reality is that yesterday’s good enough has become today’s
unacceptable. The PUC was under no obligation to evaluate an energy
project conceived of in 2012 the same way in 2022. Indeed, doing so
would have betrayed its constitutional duty."
Filed
08/30/2023
Porter, Pike [PUBCOM]
Please see the attached file requesting Ever-Green Energy studies to support Mr. Lyle's hearsay.
Filed
07/18/2023
Porter, Pike [PUBCOM]
Please see attached document.
Filed
07/03/2023
Zakaras, Laura [PUBCOM]
I am a Burlington resident who is concerned about the effects of the McNeill plant on our climate. It is time to consider phasing out energy production that has such high CO2 emissions and produces unhealthy pollution. The BED's request to expand its services by installing a steam pipe to the UVM Medical Center would prolong McNeil's existence and is not likely to be highly efficient or cost effective—criteria that govern PUC's decisions. Thank you for considering my comment.
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Messinger, Alex [PUBCOM]
see attached file
Filed
07/03/2023
Lawrie, Jud John [PUBCOM]
see attached file
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Persampieri, Nick [PUBCOM]
Please see attached file.
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
McCoy, Suzanne [PUBCOM]
The district energy plan does not meet the requirements since it is neither highly energy efficient nor is it cost effective. The 60-day advance notice should not be waived. As a Vermont resident and citizen who is concerned both for the fiscal and ecological responsibility of our state, I respectfully request that you deny BED’s request for funds, and do not waive the 60-day advance notice requirement.
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Gish, Chris [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
07/03/2023
Batten, Daniel [PUBCOM]
I recommend the PUC deny the City of Burlington's request for TEPF funds. Among the many reasons this plant should not be subsidized, the plant's terrible inefficiency and poor cost effectiveness disqualify it from the use of these funds. Thank you.
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Porter, Pike [PUBCOM]
Twenty members of the public, most of them Burlington residents, have expressed concerns that the DES project is neither highly efficient, nor cost effective as required by statute. The public advocate, who should promote and defend the public's sentiments, has ignored these comments and instead has indicated that the DPS "does not oppose" the transfer of funds.
As the public is not adequately represented, I ask that you approve my motion to intervene.
Pike Porter
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Robert, Levi Michel [PUBCOM]
See attached file. Thank you!
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Miceli, Mari [PUBCOM]
The McNeil Biomass Plant doesn’t meet the requirements for the district energy plan since it is not highly energy efficient or cost effective. Why is the Burlington Electric Department an additional $500,000 to build a thermal energy pipeline from McNeil to UMV Medical Center? Biomass burning has worse polluting air pollution than a coal plant! Why isn’t the Burlington Electric Department putting this money towards low-carbon, renewable alternatives?
Please don't continue funding this project.
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Duval, Peter K [PUBCOM]
See attached file.
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Duval, Peter K [PUBCOM]
See attached file.
Filed
07/03/2023
Persampier, Nick [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Bock, Catherine [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Flood, Patrick [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Acknowledged
07/03/2023
Goodkind, Steven [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Acknowledged
06/29/2023
Adams, Ashley [PUBCOM]
Please see attached comment.
Thank you.
Filed
06/29/2023
Thomas, Nora [PUBCOM]
see attached file
Acknowledged
06/28/2023
Lipton, Cheryl Joy [PUBCOM]
There should be no TEPF funds used on BED's DES program. Nothing about this district energy system is efficient or cost effective. McNeil Biomass PP is approximately 23 - 27% efficient. McNeil PP is not cost efficient, and is already subsidized the only way it is financially feasible, subsidies soon to end since McNeil emits greenhouse gasses, destroys habitat and adds to the biodiversity crisis. McNeil should be phased out, subsidies ended, and no more money wasted on damaging practices.
Acknowledged
06/28/2023
Wertz, Connor [PUBCOM]
Duplicate filing
Filed
06/28/2023
Wertz, Connor [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Acknowledged
06/28/2023
Porter, Zack [PUBCOM]
The PUC should deny The City of Burlington’s request for TEPF funds which are supposed to be directed to projects that are efficient and cost effective. The McNeil plant has poor efficiency (~26%) and is not cost effective. It requires subsidizes to be able to operate. It is Vermont's single largest source of carbon emissions. Increasing its efficiency from 26-29%, per the steam pipe/district heat proposal, will lead to greater overall emissions. Please deny this request.
Acknowledged
06/28/2023
David, Webster [PUBCOM]
see attached file
Acknowledged
06/28/2023
Martin, Brynne [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
06/28/2023
Rianhard, Andrew [PUBCOM]
See attached document- burning biomass for electricity should be a backup generation source, not a primary. Biomass extraction is hurting our forest regeneration rate.
Filed
06/27/2023
Bock, Catherine [PUBCOM]
Regarding Case # 23-1870-PET
The proposed plan will benefit a single entity, the UVM Medical Center, at a cost of $42 million
dollars. It would be using taxpayers money to fund an inefficient and expensive heating system. Instead McNiel should be phased out and replaced with non carbon emitting energy systems. Developing such systems would be a better and more equitable use of funds.
Acknowledged
06/27/2023
Simon, Laura [PUBCOM]
The PUC should deny The City of Burlington’s request for TEPF funds which are supposed to be directed to projects that are efficient and cost effective. The McNeil plant has poor efficiency (@30%) and is not cost effective. It requires subsidizes (sold REC’s) to be able to run.
Acknowledged
06/27/2023
Castrigano, Dan [PUBCOM]
Pouring more money into a super-polluting and aging power plant is an exceptionally foolish idea. We need to have a phase-out plan for McNeil, not keep it online for decades.
Burning our forests is a bad way to generate electricity.
The PUC must deny the request of funds.
Filed
06/27/2023
Merrick, Phillip D [PUBCOM]
Even with district heating, McNeil will be the least efficient source of energy in the state. Expansion will increase dependence and further indebt my community to Vermont’s single largest source of GHG emissions. False accounting by the utility has led to fraudulent use of RECs to fund a highly polluting plant. It is only a matter of time before Biomass RECs are worthless as they already are in neighboring states. Please protect my community from Further indebtedness to biomass investments.
Acknowledged
06/27/2023
Forrest, Brian [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Acknowledged
06/21/2023
Porter, Pike [PUBCOM]
Please see the attached document.
Acknowledged
06/21/2023
Porter, Pike [PUBCOM]
Attached in the GREET model bio-electricity sheet referenced in my public comments demonstrating that the GREET model does not count CO2 emissions.
