Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont H710: An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities
Status: Vetoed, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the definition of "plant" to clarify when the Public Utility Commission would consider multiple energy-generating facilities to be a single facility. This bill would consider a plant with multiple energy-generating facilities to be a single facility if the facilities use the same electricity-generating technology and if the facilities are on the same parcel or contiguous parcels of land, unless an exception applies. An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.
From the enrolled text, May 28, 2026:
to amend the definition of "plant" to clarify when the Public Utility Commission would consider multiple energy-generating facilities to be a single facility. This bill would consider a plant with multiple energy-generating facilities to be a single facility if the facilities use the same electricity-generating technology and if the facilities are on the same parcel or contiguous parcels of land, unless an exception applies. An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: Sec. 1. 30 V.S.A. § 8002 is amended to read: § 8002. DEFINITIONS As used in this chapter: BILLAS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE H.710 2026 Page 2 of * * * (18) "Plant" means an independent technical facility that generates electricity from renewable energy. A group of facilities, such as wind turbines, shall be considered one plant if the group is part of the same project and uses common equipment and infrastructure such as roads, control facilities, and connections to the electric grid. Common ownership, contiguity in time of construction, and proximity of facilities to each other shall be relevant to determining whether a group of facilities is part of the same project. Multiple electricity-generating facilities, regardless of when each is constructed, shall be considered one plant if the facilities use the same …