Vermont governor vetoes bill requiring utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s governor vetoed on Thursday a bill that would have required state utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035, saying it would be too costly for ratepayers.

“I don’t believe there is any debate that H.289 will raise Vermonters’ utility rates, likely by hundreds of millions of dollars,” Republican Gov. Phil Scott wrote in his veto message to the Legislature.The legislature could overturn the governor’s veto when they gather for a special session next month.

“It’s a shameful dynamic, especially in a world where our state capital still lacks a functioning US post office due to persistent,Vermont Legislature passes one of the strongest data privacy measures in the country

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