Darren Springer: Utilities are indispensable climate change fighters

Editor’s note: This commentary is Darren Springer, of Burlington, who is chief operating officer and manager for strategy and innovation at the Burlington Electric Department. He also currently serves as a policy fellow on climate change and renewable energy at the University of Vermont Center for Research on Vermont. Previously, he served as chief of staff to Gov. Peter Shumlin, deputy commissioner of the Vermont Public Service Department, and senior policy adviser and chief counsel to Se