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Vermont's Energy Future
State Utility Regulation
Federal Utility Regulation
Consumer Organizations
Energy Industry Resources
Fuel Price and Supply Resources
Telecommunications Industry Resources
State Utility Regulation
New England Conference of Public Utility Regulators (NECPUC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation comprising the utility regulatory bodies of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1889. Its members include the governmental agencies that are engaged in the regulation of utilities and carriers in the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) is an association of 44 consumer advocates in 42 states and the District of Columbia. NASUCA's members are designated by the laws of their respective jurisdictions to represent the interests of utility consumers before state and federal regulators and in the courts.
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) was founded in 1907 to help Attorneys General fulfill the responsibilities of their office and to assist in the delivery of high quality legal services to the states and territorial jurisdictions.
National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) is the research clearinghouse for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
Federal Utility Regulation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Department of Energy (DOE)
North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC)
Consumer Organizations
Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, is an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization serving consumers. They provide advice about products and services, personal finance, health and nutrition, and other consumer concerns.
Consumer Federation of America is a consumer advocacy, research, education, and service organization.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
Energy Industry Resources
New England Independent System Operator (ISO-NE) is the not-for-profit corporation responsible for the day-to-day operation of New England's bulk power generation and transmission system and administration of the region's wholesale electricity marketplace.
ISO-NE New England wholesale market pricing information.
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI ) is an independent, non-profit center for electricity and environmental research.
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is a trade association for U.S. shareholder-owned electric companies.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assocation (NRECA) is the national service organization representing the national interests of cooperative electric utilities.
American Public Power Association (APPA) is the service organization for the more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities in the United States.
American Gas Association represents local
energy utility companies that deliver natural gas to homes, businesses and
industries throughout the United States.
Telecommunications Industry Resources
Universal Service Administrative Company administers the Universal Service Fund (USF), which provides communities across the country with affordable telecommunication services.
NECA Services serves as the fiscal agent for the Vermont Universal Service Fund.
A Bell Tolls, a source for pricing information about phone service.
United States Telecom Association (USTA) is a trade association representing local exchange carriers.
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Assocation (CTIA) is a trade association representing the wireless industry.
National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) is a trade association of the cable television industry in the United States.
HearUsNow.Org is a telecommunications information project of Consumers Union.