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VT Community Broadband Board Meeting

The VCBB was established by Act 71 (2021)—An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment—to coordinate, facilitate, support, and accelerate the development and implementation of universal community broadband solutions. The board will develop policies and programs to accelerate community efforts that advance the State’s goal of achieving universal access to reliable, high-quality, affordable, fixed broadband achieving speeds of at least 100 Mbps symmetrical.

The VCBB will meet from 12 PM to 4 PM on the Second Monday of every month. Details are posted at https://publicservice.vermont.gov/vt-community-broadband-board-vcbb/vcbb-agendas-materials-and-minutes

The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) will hold an organizational meeting on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 12-2 PM.  For more information or the link to participate, please visit the following link

community broadband solutions. For more information, including the agenda, and the link to the meeting, please visit. https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/vcbb-agendas-materials-and-minutes

The VCBB was established by Act 71 (2021)—An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment—to coordinate, facilitate, support, and accelerate the development and implementation of universal community broadband solutions. The Board will hold a special meeting on September 6, 2022 from5 PM to 6:30 PM.  For more information and the link to the meeting, https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/vcbb-agendas-materials-and-minutes

The Vermont Department of Public Service (PSD) seeks feedback from stakeholders and ratepayers on the objectives and metrics by which the state should distribute federal funding provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

The IIJA creates funding opportunities open to Vermont to facilitate electric grid modernization for the purpose of preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid. Section 40101(d) of the IIJA allows for states and Indian tribes to receive grants over a five-year period in an amount consistent with a pre-determined formula – approximately $3 million per year for Vermont – for uses that meet certain criteria.

On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 the PSD will convene an online public hearing from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. to provide opportunities for interested parties to learn about the IIJA funding opportunity and requirements, and share their perspectives on how the federal funds should be used to improve the resilience of the electric grid.

More information about the September 7, 2022 public hearing can be found on the PSD’s Infrastrure Investment and Jobs Act – Grid Resilience webpage. Or consumers can view the Press Release regarding the public hearing.

Interested parties may attend the public hearing in person at the Department of Public ervice, 3rd  floor Giga Room, 112 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont. 

• Please send an email to  PSD.IIJAGridResilience@vermont.gov if you will be attending the public hearing in person.

Consumers can log in to participate in the PSD public hearing by clicking on the link below or calling in to the phone number provided.

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The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) will be meeting on every other Monday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting will be held remotely unless otherwise noted. Please see the agenda (linked below) for information on accessing the meeting remotely. The VCBB was established by Act 71 (2021)—An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment—to coordinate, facilitate, support, and accelerate the development and implementation of universal community broadband solutions. The board will develop policies and programs to accelerate community efforts that advance the State’s goal of achieving universal access to reliable, high-quality, affordable, fixed broadband achieving speeds of at least 100 Mbps symmetrical. For more information about the meeting, including how to participate online, please visit the Vermont Community Broadband Board Governance Webpage. 

The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) will be meeting on Friday, July 15, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be held remotely. Please see the agenda (linked below) for information on accessing the meeting remotely. The VCBB was established by Act 71 (2021)—An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment—to coordinate, facilitate, support, and accelerate the development and implementation of universal community broadband solutions. The board will develop policies and programs to accelerate community efforts that advance the State’s goal of achieving universal access to reliable, high-quality, affordable, fixed broadband achieving speeds of at least 100 Mbps symmetrical. For more information about the meeting, including how to participate online, please visit the Vermont Community Broadband Board Governance Webpage.

The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) will be meeting on Monday, June 13 from 8 a.m to 12 p.m. The meeting will be held remotely unless otherwise noted. Please see the agenda (linked below) for information on accessing the meeting remotely. The VCBB was established by Act 71 (2021)—An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment—to coordinate, facilitate, support, and accelerate the development and implementation of universal community broadband solutions. The board will develop policies and programs to accelerate community efforts that advance the State’s goal of achieving universal access to reliable, high-quality, affordable, fixed broadband achieving speeds of at least 100 Mbps symmetrical. For more information about the meeting, including how to participate online, please visit the Vermont Community Broadband Board Governance Webpage. 

Note: Meeting may end early

The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee (FNWPC) of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its second meeting of 2022 on Monday, March 28, 2022, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.  This meeting will be conducted as a webcast and teleconference.  As permitted by Act 78 of the 2022 Vermont General Assembly, no physical meeting space will be provided for this FNWPC meeting.

Webcast meeting access will be available via a Microsoft Teams weblink and teleconference.

At this meeting, the Committee will discuss its next steps in assessing current Federal nuclear waste policies.  The Committee will also review current legislative efforts and the status of the Congressional Spent Fuel Caucus after almost of year of existence.  Lastly, Betsy Madru from Deep Isolation, a Berkeley, CA-based start-up company, will briefly outline the company’s proposed nuclear waste disposal methods based on existing borehole drilling technology. Further information on Deep Isolation is available at the company's Our Story webpage.

For more information about the meeting, including how to join remotely, please see the VT NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee webpage or the Press Release regarding the meeting.