| New member solicitation: The Vermont Public Utility Commission is currently seeking to fill three members – a primary member and an alternate representing the supply resources and an alternate representing commercial and industrial electric consumers. The member or alternate representing supply resources will serve a five-year term, starting no later than August 1, 2024, and ending July 31, 2029. The alternate member representing commercial and industrial electric consumers will fill a current term ending on July 31, 2028. More information on how to apply is available here. |
Members
The VSPC is divided into six equally weighted voting sectors, each of which has one vote determined by the majority of members within the sector. The Public Utility Commission appoints the public members and the supply resources representative in the Supply & Demand Resources Sector. The graphic at right shows the composition of the six sectors.
The public members and alternate members servings as the residential, commercial, environmental, and planning representatives have five-year terms that end on July 31, 2028. The member and alternate member representing supply resources will serve a five-year term ending on July 31, 2029. The Public Utility Commission typically starts the process to seek new members approximately 4-6 months before member terms expire.
Public Members | Term Dates | ||
| Tim Duggan | Residential Representative | Primary | 7/31/2023 - 7/31/2028 |
| Susan Paruch | Residential Representative | Alternate | 7/31/2023 - 7/31/2028 |
| Michael Kirick | Commercial Representative | Primary | 7/13/2023 - 7/31/2028 |
| Open seat | Commercial Representative | Alternate | |
| Johanna Miller, VT Natural Resources Council | Environmental Representative | Primary | 7/31/2023- 7/31/2028 |
| Steve Crowley, Sierra Club | Environmental Representative | Alternate | 7/31/2023 - 7/31/2028 |
| Taylor Newton, Chittenden Regional Planning Commission | Planning Representative | Primary | 7/31/2023 - 7/31/2028 |
| George Gross, Town of Shoreham Planning Commission | Planning Representative | Alternate | 7/31/2023 - 7/31/2028 |
Distribution Utilities with Transmission | |||
| Kamran Hassan | Green Mountain Power | Primary | |
| Douglas Smith | Green Mountain Power | Alternate | |
| Kris Smith | Vermont Electric Cooperative | Primary | |
| Michael Beaulieu | Vermont Electric Cooperative | Alternate | |
Large Transmission-Dependent Utilities | |||
| Munir Kasti | Burlington Electric Department | Primary | |
| Bill Powell | Washington Electric Department | Primary | |
Transmission-Dependent Utilities | |||
| Vera LaPorte | Barton Village Electric | Primary | |
| John Dasaro | Enosburg Falls Water & Light | Primary | |
| Mike Sullivan | Hardwick Electric Department | Primary | |
| Brian Evans-Mongeon | Hyde Park Electric Department | Primary | |
| Erick Bailey | Johnson Water & Light | Primary | |
| Thomas Petraska | Ludlow Electric Department | Primary | |
| Jonathan Elwell | Lyndon Electric Department | Primary | |
| Scott Johnstone | Morrisville Water & Light | Primary | |
| Stephen L. Fitzhugh | Northfield Electric Department | Primary | |
| John Morley | Orleans Electric Department | Primary | |
| Jackie Pratt | Stowe Electric Department | Primary | |
| Bill Sheets | Swanton Electric Department | Primary | |
| Lynn Paradis | Swanton Electric Department | Alternate | |
Supply & Demand Resources | |||
| David Westman | Efficiency Vermont | Primary | |
| Chris Burns | Burlington Electric Department | Primary | |
| Nathaniel Vandal | Green Peak Solar, LLC | Primary | 4/18/2019 - 7/31/2024 |
| Derek Moretz | Alpenglow Solar, LLC | Alternate | 4/18/2019 - 7/31/2024 |
Transmission Utility | |||
| Hantz Présumé | VELCO | Primary | |
| Frank Ettori | VELCO | Alternate | |
Non-Voting Participants | |||
| Bill Jordan, Engineering Director | Public Service Department | ||
| TJ Poor, Planning Director | Public Service Department | ||
| Carolyn Alderman, VEPP Inc. | SPEED Facilitator | ||
| Shana Louiselle, VSPC Facilitator/Secretary | Staff | ||
