Vermont Consolidated Act 250 Energy Guidelines for Typical Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Buildings

The Vermont Consolidated Act 250 Energy Guidelines for Typical Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Buildings were developed jointly with many of the state's electric and natural gas utilities to assist Act 250 applicants comply with Criteria 9(F) and 9(J) of Act 250, Vermont's Land Use and Development Law. The Guidelines are designed to provide Act 250 applicants with a simple and consistent reference document to facilitate the review of the energy components commonly found in C&I new construction projects throughout the state.

The C&I Guidelines combine the new construction minimum performance standards offered by a variety of utility demand side management (DSM) programs into a single statewide compliance tool for meeting the "best available technology" provision of criterion 9(F). The Guidelines may be used by applicants to address typical energy efficiency components of proposed new buildings by establishing simple minimum performance levels on a prescriptive basis. For relatively simple buildings, the prescriptive levels may address most, if not all, aspects of a building's energy consuming systems. For larger, more complicated projects, the Guidelines establish a foundation upon which custom building designs and technologies can be analyzed on a life cycle cost basis. For all C&I new construction projects, throughout the state, the Guidelines can expedite Act 250 review and approval in a simplified, consistent and predictable manner.

The Department welcomes comments on the Guidelines. If you have any questions about the contents and/or use of the Guidelines, contact the Dept. Of Public Service including "energy efficiency" in the subject matter of any email. Individuals may also contact the utility representatives listed on the third page of the Guidelines.

View the 1998 Consolidated C&I Guidlines (PDF file, 78k)

NOTE: The complete C&I Guidelines document is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and requires the Acrobat PDF reader which is free and can be downloaded from Adobe.