Central Vermont Public Service News

The New England power grid is organized in a way that prepares it for peak demands.

Duke Energy is expanding its wind energy portfolio with the acquisition of Rutland-based Catamount Energy Corp.

Vermonters will take strides on Saturday to raise money for the American Cancer Society in Rutland and Bennington.

Residents across Vermont quickly geared up when the National Weather Service in Burlington issued a statewide tornado watch from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Five years after a new home was built for them at Leffert's Pond, a pair of ospreys have produced what might be the first chick - or chicks - ever hatched there, Central Vermont Public Service officials said ...

Kenny McNeill, an eighth-grade student at Rutland Town School, sat in the first hybrid utility bucket truck in New England and looked ahead.

“Where I live in Rutland Town, our neighbors have three fully grown crab apples, and we routinely watch deer stand on their back legs eating crab apples”

During the next two weeks, Central Vermont Public Service will be giving away 5,000 18-inch crab apple saplings to celebrate receiving national recognition of its forestry program. via Rutland Herald

“We're eager for that future, a future with fewer emissions and lower costs for customers.”

Central Vermont Public Service today unveiled the first hybrid bucket truck in New England in an effort to study and expand reliance on high-efficiency hybrid and plug-in vehicles. via Burlington Free Press

RUTLAND - Central Vermont Public Service has received national honors for its forestry management practices - and is celebrating the award by giving away 5,000 free trees, CVPS officials said today. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

While I thank the editors for their kind words about efforts at Central Vermont Public Service to plan for Vermont's energy future, I'm writing to correct several important, inaccurate inferences in your ... via The Brattleboro Reformer

“This caused extensive damage inside the substation.”

A power outagestruckBennington Wednesday, leaving, at its height, 2,000 homes and businesses without electricity for several hours. via The Bennington Banner

“We're working with regulators, legislators and other interested parties who have to help us replace 80 percent of our power supply which we lose between 2012 and 2016.”

CVPS president Robert H. Young presents his state of the company report to shareholders during annual meeting Tuesday. via Rutland Herald

Comtex RUTLAND, Vt., May 06, 2008 ----On May 6, 2008, the board of directors of Central Vermont Public Service declared dividends on the outstanding preferred stock, $100 par value, of $1.04 per share on the ... via Fox News

Milton police say they are investigating several incidents of vandalism to property owned by Central Vermont Public Service's hydroelectric power station on Ritchie Avenue. via Burlington Free Press

A failed lightning arrester at the entrance to the Marble Valley Transportation Center in downtown Rutland caused about a two-hour power outage to 18 structures including the state offices in the Asa Bloomer ... via Rutland Herald

Long Trail Brewing Co in Bridgewater, Vermont plans to sign a contract to become the largest commercial customer of Central Vermont Public Service's "Cow Power" program. via WKYC-TV Cleveland

Long Trail Brewing Co in Bridgewater, Vermont plans to sign a contract to become the largest commercial customer of Central Vermont Public Service's "Cow Power" program. via WLBZ

Vermont-based Long Trail Brewing Co. plans to sign a contract to become the largest commercial customer of Central Vermont Public Service's "Cow Power" program. via WEWS

“The green movement is trendy, but that's not why we're doing it”

Long Trail Brewing Company is about to embrace the power of the cow. The Bridgewater-based brewery announced Monday it will soon begin buying 25 percent of its electricity from Central Vermont Public Service ... via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

Officials with the state Department of Public Service met with the Vernon Selectboard on Monday evening to discuss the proposed Southern Loop project to upgrade the transmission line within the town limits. via The Brattleboro Reformer