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    VELCO is reliability...

    VELCO’s works with Vermont’s 17 local utilities and the New England regional grid operator to meet high national and regional standards of reliability designed to ensure that electricity, the lifeblood of our homes, economy and society, is always available, even in times of peak demand, severe weather and unforeseen events.

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  • Aerial Over Swamp

    VELCO is electric transmission...

    Electric transmission is part of the electrical system that carries power at high voltage from where it is generated to substations where it can be transformed to lower voltage to supply local customers through their electric distribution companies. Roughly, you can think of transmission as the backbone of the electric system.

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  • Mountains

    VELCO was first in the nation...

    Vermont Electric Power Company—VELCO—was founded in 1956 when local utilities joined together to create the nation’s first “transmission only” electric company. Forming VELCO enabled Vermonters to build a more reliable, interconnected transmission grid capable of sharing access to clean hydro power from across our borders.

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  • Our People

    VELCO is our people...

    The 150 employees of VELCO bring deep know-how, passion and creativity to ensuring the reliability of Vermont's power grid today and finding innovative ways to serve Vermont's future energy vision.

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  • Sustain

    In 2017, VELCO joined with Governor Scott, Burlington Mayor Weinberger in forming the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition, made up of more than 30 businesses, non-profits, municipalities, and educational institutions dedicated to the Paris Climate Agreement and Vermont’s goal of 90% renewable energy by 2050. Check out the Community Energy Dashboard for VELCO’s climate pledge actions and ways you can participate. Get Involved »

  • Steward

    VELCO is one of 7 utilities accredited as a Right-of-Way Steward for our integrated vegetation management practices. Recently, the Utility Arborist Association (UAA) produced a video to highlight the work of utility environmental stewards, including our VELCO team. Come take a journey through compatible, biodiverse, pollinator rich, stable, plant communities across the nation in UAA’s first Environmental Stewardship showcase video. View Video »

  • Blueprint

    On July 1, 2021, following a public input process that began in January, VELCO filed the 2021 Vermont Long-Range Transmission Plan. The 2021 Plan posits unprecedented load growth in the twenty-year horizon driven largely by electrification of the transportation and heating sectors.  As load begins to grow, as it is forecasted to do, we anticipate a greater need for more transmission in Vermont. The good news is we can avoid major transmission upgrades in the future if we implement the right strategies to effectively manage the load.     View Video »

 

Safety first at VELCO

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VELCO is committed to the health and safety of our employees and the public. In our culture, safety is the number one priority. We provide employees, as well as contractors, with the training and resources to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. The company’s policy is that every employee has the right and obligation to stop work, to question unsafe conditions, and have his or her concerns addressed expeditiously.

Our Safety First culture is a commitment at all levels of the company—a commitment we carry out through the systematic application of a comprehensive safety program that applies to VELCO employees, contractors, and the public. Learn more in the VELCO Safety Manual.