The Clean Heat standard provides the essential path for Vermont’s transition from a reliance on fossil fuels imported from afar to renewable fuel sources generated or grown regionally. The narrative that the climate future does not include wood heat, as promoted by Standing Trees and their supporters, is misguided.
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11/04/2024
Zapp, M [PUBCOM]
First, it is very hard to find out where the public can comment - many many clicks. There should be a clear button on the PUC's website.
Keep wood as an option for the Clean Heat Standard. I am moderate-income, have weatherized, and fully transitioned from heating oil to a heat pump and efficient wood stove. Heat pumps are great, but alone will not work for some households. This is a class and equity issue. Also, our grid doesn't have the capacity yet for everything to be electric - be real!
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11/04/2024
Cueman, John [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/04/2024
Vermont Chamber of Commerce [PUBCOM]
Sullivan, Megan [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
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11/04/2024
Nelson, Mark [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/04/2024
Lamoureux, Jennifer [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/04/2024
Clough, Arnold [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/04/2024
Keefe, Ray [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Collier, Steven [PUBCOM]
Please see attached document.
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11/01/2024
Forrest, Brian Frank [PUBCOM]
/Users/brianfrankforrest/Desktop/PUC Comment on the CHS.docx
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11/01/2024
Kane, Rachel [PUBCOM]
Hi, it's all well and good that we transfer to renewable heat sources, but in some cases, like mine, living in a historic brick house, on the register, there is no way of using heat pumps. Many historic buildings that could become abandoned, if the cost of heating oil goes up even another dollar per gallon. We have an obligation to care for our architectural heritage, which of course also brings tourists. It is scary to think of what the CHS would bring, and none of us know - deny it please!
Filed
11/01/2024
Mary, Deering [PUBCOM]
This bill will cripple the working Vermonter who were b I in and raised here. Vermont has become an expensive state to live in. How do seniors or low income homeowners pay to conform to this bill if passed. I will be forced to move to another state. This will also force businesses to leave Vermo t. We need more in tuned legislators to work with Governor S ott in maintaining our beautiful state.
Filed
11/01/2024
Zumbruski, George [PUBCOM]
I was born and raised in Vermont and am elderly now. This state has become very difficult for me to sustain my living
This Clean Heat will cause me to think about selling my home and move to New hampshire which is not something I want to do at this age. In my life, this state is going in the wrong direction with all the tax increases and now this Clean Heat bill. We need more legislators to support Governor Scott in keeping Vermont sustainable for true Vermonters.
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11/01/2024
Devost, Robert B. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Cosgrove, Erin [PUBCOM]
See Attached File
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11/01/2024
Ray, Fred [PUBCOM]
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11/01/2024
Deming, Ron [PUBCOM]
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11/01/2024
Starr, Michael [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Walch, Erica [PUBCOM]
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11/01/2024
Jennings, Steve [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Perry, Robert [PUBCOM]
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11/01/2024
Bruce, Alane [PUBCOM]
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11/01/2024
Lewis, Cindy K. [PUBCOM]
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11/01/2024
Rossi, Nick [PUBCOM]
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11/01/2024
Brook, Jacqueline [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Racette, Gerald [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Katucki, Christopher [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Roper, Robert [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Partnership for Policy Integrity [PUBCOM]
Haight, Laura [PUBCOMREP]
See attached
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11/01/2024
Etkind, Norm [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Stevens, Eugene [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Carpenter, Renee [PUBCOM]
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11/01/2024
Valero [PUBCOM]
Bartlett, Brian [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Zakresky, Casey [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Propane Gas Association of New England [PUBCOM]
Anderson, Leslie [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Geddis, Colleen A. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Costello, Andy [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Reynolds, Steve [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Kiros Energy Marketing ULC [PUBCOM]
Rutledge, Jennifer [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Rosa, Hil [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Gillespie Fuels & Propane, Inc. [PUBCOM]
St. John, Clare M. [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Coolidge, Janet [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Reed, John [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Campaign for Vermont [PUBCOM]
Kinsley, Ben [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Amelang, Bob [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Cota, Casey K. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Bourne's Energy [PUBCOM]
Kurrle, Jim [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Robert Greene, Inc. [PUBCOM]
Hill, Teddy [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Wilkinson, Tucker [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Fone, Emma [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Rumrill, Jim [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Charron, Marcy [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Baard, Mark [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Bashaw, Jesilyn [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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11/01/2024
Reed, John [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
11/01/2024
Tully, Kelley [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/31/2024
Suburban Propane [PUBCOM]
Rozenberg, Paul [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
10/31/2024
Clayson, Drew [PUBCOM]
see attached file
Filed
10/31/2024
Doane, Brad [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Sanborn, Rod [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Bruce, Steve [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Ede, Chandler [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Sprague, Jason [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Rizner, Eugene C. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Levitan, Jeff [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Gerber, Benjamin [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Sprague, Rachel [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Harrington, Shannon [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Hamblett, Timothy [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Van Ornum, Robert [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Rule, Dave [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Craig, Devon [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Wilcox, Geoff [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Johnston, David [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Ford, Iva [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Hall, James [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Miller, George Jr. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Baker, Pam [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Labounty, Sandra [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Etherington, Roger [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Dodge, Althea J. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Enman, Blair [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Taussig, Timothy [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/31/2024
Thurston, Steve [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/31/2024
Harrison, Amy [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/31/2024
O'Reilly, Barbara [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Acknowledged
10/31/2024
Warren, William [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/31/2024
Humphrey, Dean [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/31/2024
Heck, Maureen A. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/31/2024
Rhodes, Karen [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/30/2024
Vermont Department of Labor [PUBCOM]
Depper, Robert L. [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
10/30/2024
Rhodes, Karen [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/30/2024
Watkins, Doreen [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/30/2024
Hibbard, Susan E. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/30/2024
Lisman, Bruce [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/30/2024
Quenneville, Jennifer [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/30/2024
Dougherty, Kevin H. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/30/2024
Gustafson, Alan [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/30/2024
D'Amico, Kate [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/30/2024
Hillman, Luce [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/30/2024
Nichols, Steve [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/29/2024
Hawes, Emily [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/29/2024
Ludlow, Peter [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/29/2024
George, Joyce [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/29/2024
Day, Dwight [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/29/2024
New Community Project [PUBCOM]
Antos-Ketcham, Pete [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
10/29/2024
Brooks, J. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/29/2024
Schmelzer, Jackie [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/29/2024
Peabody, Jim E. [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/29/2024
NGL Supply Co. Ltd [PUBCOM]
Claveau, Roger [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
10/29/2024
Northeast Craftsman [PUBCOM]
Parker, Perry [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Eshelman, H. Jay [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Rousseau, Sandy [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Pastore, Ron [PUBCOM]
See attached file
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10/28/2024
Lawrence, Ron [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Burton, Ritva [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Proctor Gas inc. [PUBCOM]
Taranovich, Judy [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Ameresco, Inc. [PUBCOM]
Bakas, Michael T [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Beerworth, Mary [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Roberts, Leland [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Lincoln, John [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Advanced Fuel Solutions [PUBCOM]
Aruda, Barry [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Lynch, John [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/28/2024
Burns, John [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/25/2024
Oyaga, Andrés [PUBCOM]
See attached
Filed
10/25/2024
Kraus, D Gene [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/24/2024
Duval, Jared [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/16/2024
Morgan, Eva [PUBCOM]
see attached file
Filed
10/16/2024
Hornung-Marcy, Kimberly [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/14/2024
Braun, Natalee [PUBCOM]
To ensure fairness in the Clean Heat Standard (CHS), all biogenic emissions from biofuels like biomethane and biodiesel must be counted. Excluding them as "biogenic" ignores the impact of human activity on carbon cycles. "Avoided" methane, from captured emissions, shouldn't be treated as carbon reduction either, as it distorts the CHS credit system. Biofuels harm health, especially in vulnerable communities, and shouldn’t be prioritized over cleaner options like grid electrification.
Filed
10/11/2024
Levin, Emily [PUBCOM]
See attached file - updated emissions factors for wood and pellet stoves.
Filed
10/09/2024
Brook, Jacqueline [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/08/2024
Spalding, James [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/07/2024
Brook, Jacqueline [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/04/2024
Brook, Jacqueline [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
10/04/2024
Miceli, Mari [PUBCOM]
Burning biomass is NOT carbon neutral."IPCC AR5 WG III, 11.13.4" "The combustion of biomass generates gross GHG emissions roughly equivalent to the combustion of fossil fuels. " Cutting down trees for biomass burning reduces carbon uptake. There's nothing renewable about this process.
Filed
10/04/2024
Lipton, Cheryl Joy [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
09/27/2024
Gish, Chris [PUBCOM]
The TAG must use the full EPA emission factor for wood without modification. Please see attached comments a more detailed explanation of the climate impacts of wood burning, as well as discussion of comments offered by Opinion Dynamics and Molly Willard of the Dept. of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.
Filed
09/27/2024
Andrew, Rianhard William [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
09/26/2024
Simon, Laura [PUBCOM]
Hello
I am concerned about improper carbon accounting for wood burning. This is unacceptable. Please use current science to assess whether plans should be approved.
Filed
09/26/2024
Andrews, Mary [PUBCOM]
Scientific evidence shows burning wood emits more CO2 per unit of energy gained than any fossil fuel. We need forests to sequester carbon and for the ecosystem services they provide. Harvesting forests for energy production is not sustainable; trees do not regenerate at the rate needed to produce thermal energy. Vermont should not be promoting commercial-scale wood burning and pretending it is safe and healthy. Instead we need to invest in and incentivize truly sustainable technologies.
Filed
09/26/2024
Standing Trees [PUBCOM]
Porter, Zack [PUBCOMREP]
To whom it may concern,
These comments are submitted on behalf of the members of Standing Trees, a Montpelier-based organization that works to protect and restore New England's native ecosystems, with a focus on public lands.
We are incorporating by reference the comments submitted by Chris Gish, Ashley Adams, and Pike Porter.
Please see attached for additional supporting material.
Filed
09/26/2024
Standing Trees [PUBCOM]
Porter, Zack [PUBCOMREP]
Please see attached.
Filed
09/26/2024
Standing Trees [PUBCOM]
Porter, Zack [PUBCOMREP]
Please see attached.
Filed
09/26/2024
Lipton, Cheryl Joy [PUBCOM]
See attached file.
Filed
09/26/2024
McCormick, John [PUBCOM]
MY two level log home has no drywall. I cannot install a heat pump.
If the CHS increases my fuel oil cost, I will cut and burn more wood or my family will move from Vermont. Either choice is unacceptable. Given the GWSA mandates and limited timeframe and CHS goal of reducing thermal RCI emissions by less than a million tons, it is becoming obvious Vermont's climate mitigation will fail to achieve compliance. As earth absorbs more heat, the G.A. must create a Climate Adaptation Committee.
Filed
09/26/2024
Blood, Stuart [PUBCOM]
Please see attached document
Filed
09/26/2024
Atchinson, Robert W [PUBCOM]
It is high time the fossil-fuel industry quit with their greenwashnig already, and start acting like responsible citizens of this Planet Earth! They got it wrong in the 1970's, lied about it, covered it up, and now, when it comes back to bite them in the butt, they try to sell us there bio this & that, and then slease by, expecting our ANR to cover them by miscounting the emissions. This is a time to look in the mirror, examine your moral conscience, and do the right thing for civilization.
Filed
09/26/2024
Gish, Chris [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
09/25/2024
MacAusland, Peter [PUBCOM]
I request that the Technical Advisory Group of Vt. Public Utilities Commission adhere to the rules established by the EPA regarding the counting of emissions from the burning of wood to generate electricity. Even though in my opinion, the EPA rules are not strict enough. Burning wood at both the McNeil and Ryegate generating stations is not carbon neutral by any means. The greenhouse gases emitted are real and are not offset by new forest regrowth.
Filed
09/25/2024
Bock, Catherine [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
09/11/2024
HornungMarcy, Kimberly [PUBCOM]
The clean heat standard should move the state of Vermont to lower green house gasses which contribute to climate change and lower air pollution that contributes to significant health problems for many Vermonters.
We have to stop burning anything for heating and cooling homes.To transition to biomass, hydrogen or renewable natural gas is a false solution not supported by IPCC science, medical science or modern rating systems. The Greet model is not accurate anymore. Stop using it.
Filed
08/12/2024
Walch, Erica [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
07/31/2024
Duval, Jared [PUBCOM]
see attached file
Filed
07/30/2024
Diversified Energy Specialists [PUBCOM]
Joe, Uglietto [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
07/29/2024
Vermont Fuel Dealers Association [PUBCOM]
Cota, Matt [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
07/22/2024
McCormick, John [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
05/17/2024
Various, Individuals [PUBCOM]
See attached 3 comments
Filed
05/17/2024
Ebersol, Lauren [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
05/16/2024
Various, Individuals [PUBCOM]
See attached 4 comments
Filed
05/15/2024
Various, Individuals [PUBCOM]
See attached 11 comments
Filed
05/02/2024
McCormick, John [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
04/17/2024
Albrecht, Raymond [PUBCOM]
Annual CO2e emissions for multiple residential heating technology options. See attachment.
Filed
04/16/2024
Albrecht, Raymond [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
02/26/2024
Myers, Jen [PUBCOM]
See comments in "all other documents" section -Jen Meyers is participant in case
Filed
02/20/2024
Downey, Kevin [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
02/05/2024
McCormick, John [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
12/14/2023
Roper, Robert [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Acknowledged
12/05/2023
Leban, Donna J [PUBCOM]
See attached comments regarding funding streams
Filed
12/04/2023
Vermont Fuel Dealers Association [PUBCOM]
Diamond, Joshua [PUBCOMREP]
VT Fuel Dealers is a participant in this matter-the filing has been moved to the "all other documents" section as well
Filed
12/04/2023
Louise Diamond Committee to Protect Next Generations [PUBCOM]
McCormick, John L. [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
11/30/2023
Forrest, Brian Frank [PUBCOM]
I ask the group deciding on the Clean Heat Standard (CHS) to look at a model that actually reduces our GHG emissions. A model that acknowledges the fact that ALL energy sources coming from plants in any form are the same; that burning ancient plant forms like coal, oil and gas or recent forms like wood, grasses, oil in any form are the same. That our energy must come from clean, non-carbon forms of energy: our wind, solar and geo-thermal - from the sun our air, and the earth that we live on.
Filed
11/14/2023
sprague energy [PUBCOM]
grant, kevin [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Filed
11/06/2023
Johnson, Justin [PUBCOM]
Global Partners LP is a participant in this matter-the filing has been moved to the "all other documents" section as well
Filed
10/05/2023
Vermont Fuel Dealers Association [PUBCOM]
Diamond, Joshua [PUBCOMREP]
VT Fuel Dealers is a participant in this matter-the filing has been moved to the "all other documents" section as well
Filed
10/05/2023
Crowley, Stephen C [PUBCOM]
see attached
Filed
09/25/2023
porter, pike [PUBCOM]
The IPCC emissions factors are here:
https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/main.php
Filed
09/25/2023
Bock, Catherine [PUBCOM]
See attached file
Filed
09/19/2023
Horn, Karen [PUBCOM]
Geothermal heating is the way to go in the future. Burning wood kills trees that sequester carbon and instead creates more carbon emissions. This needs to stop. Looking at the summer of 2023, the time for baby steps is over.
Filed
09/19/2023
Merrick, Phil [PUBCOM]
Burning biomass is NOT carbon neutral. Not counting pyrogenic emissions of biomass is irresponsible.
"IPCC AR5 WG III, 11.13.4"
"The combustion of biomass generates gross GHG emissions roughly
equivalent to the combustion of fossil fuels. If bioenergy production
is to generate a net reduction in emissions, it must do so by offsetting
those emissions through increased net carbon uptake of biota and
soils."
There is no increase in net carbon uptake by biomass harvest.
Filed
09/19/2023
Greenberg, Lena [PUBCOM]
Burning wood is not carbon neutral. Failing to count emissions from burning wood does not mean that those emissions do not occur. It is simply a lie that distracts from the real, urgent work of reforming our energy system to stop pumping out carbon. We must close this loophole or the Clean Heat Standard will not be so much a standard as a bit of deceptive accounting.
Filed
09/18/2023
Porter, Pike [PUBCOM]
The DPS RFP seeks proposals that continue the false assumption that burning wood is carbon-neutral. Advanced wood heating systems and district energy systems burning wood need to meet the same carbon thresholds as all other eligible measures.
Filed
09/18/2023
Leas, James Marc [PUBCOM]
Burning wood is not carbon neutral. It adds CO2 to the atmosphere. It burns trees that would otherwise take CO2 out of the atmosphere. Hula and Beta both successfully implemented geothermal for heating and cooling their very large buildings. Geothermal has thus been established right here in Vermont as a practical, cost efficient, and environmentally positive way to heat and cool without burning a single tree or emitting a single molecule of CO2. Stop considering wood burning as carbon neutral.
Filed
08/10/2023
Bristol Chapter of the Louise Diamond Committee to Protect Next Generations [PUBCOM]
McCormick, John L. [PUBCOMREP]
See attached file
Acknowledged
08/07/2023
Living Buildings LLC [PUBCOM]
Jones, Marcus [PUBCOMREP]
Living buildings would like to be added as a participant to this case. The request was made via email 7/17/23 however it may have been caught in the spam folder. Comments are being filed as a Public Comment in the meantime.
Filed
08/01/2023
Sachs, Amanda [PUBCOM]
I recommend Raya Salter and Robert Howarth to be appointed to the Clean Heat Standard Equity Advisory Group (EAG) and Technical Advisory Group (TAG) respectively. Ms. Salter and Mr. Howarth both served on New York State's Climate Action Council and have decades of experience in their fields.
See attached file for their resumes (Ms. Salter's resume begins on page 23 of the file).
Filed
07/25/2023
Shenker Russo & Clark LLP [PUBCOM]
Trunzo, Michael C. [PUBCOMREP]
