§ 212a - Retail sales by department; statutory authorization - Vermont Statutes

§ 212a. Retail sales by department; statutory authorization

(a) The department of public service, in addition to the powers conferred upon it by sections 211 and 212 of this title and notwithstanding any limitations on that authority imposed by those sections or by any other law of this state, is authorized to purchase from any source and to distribute and sell at retail without unjust discrimination, electrical energy directly to all consumers of electricity in Vermont, under the provisions of this section and sections 212b-212f of this title.

(b) The department may continue to purchase, sell and distribute electric capacity and energy at retail pursuant to contracts or arrangements that existed under the terms of this section prior to changes effected by this act. Any purchase, sale and distribution of electricity by the department to replace or exceed amounts sold at retail by the department on the effective date of this act shall be subject to the provisions of this section and sections 212b-212f as added or amended by this act. (Added 1985, No. 20, eff. April 23, 1985; amended 1987, No. 65, § 3, eff. May 28, 1987.)