Vermont Public Utility Commission Closes Case on Sheffield Wind Project Order

The Vermont Public Utility Commission (UPC) has issued an order on January 26, 2024, closing Case No. 23-0597-LCOMP, which pertained to the Sheffield Wind Project, a 40 MW wind electric generation facility in Sheffield and Sutton, Vermont. The commission had issued a Certificate of Public Good in 2007, authorizing the construction and operation of the facility, and the petitioner, Vermont Wind, LLC, had filed a petition to amend the certificate in 2023. The amended certificate was issued on October 12, 2023, and all future compliance filings required by the original certificate must now be made in the compliance subcase of Case No. 23-3088-PET.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Vermont Public Utility Commission issued a Certificate of Public Good in 2007, authorizing the construction and operation of the 40 MW Sheffield Wind Project in Sheffield, Vermont.
  • Vermont Wind, LLC, filed a petition to amend the Certificate of Public Good in September 2023, which was assigned Case No. 23-3088-PET.
  • The Commission issued an order amending the Certificate of Public Good on October 12, 2023, in Case No. 23-3088-PET.
  • Case No. 23-0597-LCOMP is now closed, and all future compliance filings required by the original certificate must be made in the compliance subcase of Case No. 23-3088-PET.
  • The parties in Case No. 23-0597-LCOMP will be made parties in Case No. 23-3088-PET for the purposes of receiving notices of future compliance filings and an opportunity to file comments on those filings.
  • The Sheffield Wind Project is a 40 MW wind electric generation facility located in Sheffield and Sutton, Vermont.