Vermont utility regulatory panel gets new name

The Public Service Board will get a new name July 1, when it will become Vermont’s Public Utility Commission.The board is a three-person quasi-judicial body that regulates the state’s utility providers, including electric, gas, telecommunications and private water companies.
The board also oversees regulations on new and existing energy plants, such as hydroelectric dams, solar arrays and wind turbines.
The name change results from Act 53, passed in the state Legislature this year, w