The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 2792)
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§ 2792. Findings
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the State assure consumers
and businesses that those products meet minimum efficiency performance levels, thus
saving money on utility bills.
(2) These efficiency standards save energy and thus reduce pollution and other environmental
impacts associated with the production, distribution, and use of electricity, natural
gas, and oil.
(3) These efficiency standards can make electricity systems more reliable by reducing
the strain on the electricity grid during peak demand periods. Furthermore, improved
energy efficiency can reduce or delay the need for new power plants, power transmission
lines, and power distribution system upgrades.
(4) Energy efficiency standards contribute to the economy of this State by helping to
balance better energy supply and demand, thus reducing pressure for higher natural
gas and electricity prices. By saving consumers and businesses money on energy bills,
efficiency standards help the State and local economy since energy bill savings can
be spent on local goods and services. (Added 2005, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)