Louis Porter begins GM journey with WEC-wide strategic planning, assessing risk before broadband project goes before membership and regulators, storm preparedness, call for Board candidates, and the season of giving President’s and General Manager’s Message Strategic start Steve: The General Manager sets the process for operating the utility, brings new skills and a new outlook in carrying out the WEC …
Capstone uses ARPA funds to weatherize income-eligible households for free
Paul Zabriskie, Capstone’s Director of Weatherization and Climate Impact Recently, Vermont announced the arrival of $7.9 million in American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds earmarked for weatherization assistance programs. “What that means, in the near term,” said Paul Zabriskie, Director of Weatherization and Climate Impact at Capstone, “is we’re able to really step up the pace of weatherization.” Capstone is …
Board asks membership to support broadband rollout and grid improvements with $36.5 million low-interest loan
by WEC’s Board of Directors WEC’s Board of Directors asks for our members’ support to take out a low-interest $36.5 million federal loan from the USDA’s Rural Utility Service (RUS) program, our primary lender, to build a fiber communication network throughout our service territory. The purpose of this project is to expedite access to high speed broadband service for WEC …
Then Again: How George Aiken found ways to bring electricity to the whole state
Originally published in VTDiggerDecember 5, 2021 By Mark Bushnell To the popping of flashbulbs, Gov. George Aiken flipped a switch and started the generators at the newly founded Washington Electric Cooperative in East Montpelier. That moment, back in 1939, was a staged political event captured live on radio and by photographers for the next day’s newspapers. Photo ops are rarely …
WEC Hires General Manager
RICHARDS NAMED NEW GENERAL MANAGER AT WASHINGTON ELECTRIC CO-OP The Board of Directors of Washington Electric Cooperative has selected Patricia H. Richards to become WEC’s new General Manager, effective July 1. She will take over management of the Co-op from Avram Patt, who is retiring at the end of June after 16 ½ years as manager and 8 years as …
WEC Opposes Moratorium on Wind Development
STATEMENT OPPOSING A MORATORIUM ON WIND DEVELOPMENT IN VERMONT Adopted by the Board of Directors of Washington Electric Cooperative, January 9, 2013 Washington Electric Co-op (WEC) reaffirms its support for responsible development of renewable energy generation in Vermont, including commercial scale wind. Climate change is already affecting our planet and its impact is being felt in Vermont. The Vermont Legislature …
WEC’s 2012 Annual Meeting: Voting Results, Guest Speaker Presentation
Approximately 170 Washington Electric Co-op members, staff and guests gathered for the Co-op’s 73rd Annual Meeting, held in Montpelier on May 24th. WEC members voted by mail and in person for three 3-year seats on the Board of Directors as well as on a bylaw amendment. Incumbent Directors Richard Rubin of Plainfield and Roger Fox of Walden were reelected, and …
First Wind’s Project in Sheffield Begins Operations
PRESS RELEASE: FIRST WIND CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF SHEFFIELD WIND PROJECT Gov. Shumlin participates in ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate 40 megawatt project that will deliver clean energy to about 15,000 Vermont homes 10/26/2011 Sheffield, VT – October 26, 2011 – First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today marked the commencement of commercial operations of the company’s 40 megawatt (MW) …