TOWNSHEND — I'm here watching the snow come down, wondering if this storm will impact my electric bill next year.
In case you haven't heard, four days before it went into effect, Green Mountain Power announced a $1.50-a-month surcharge for all of its customers to pay for last year's storm damage. You already pay about $14 a month for this.
Green Mountain Power suits couldn't do this alone, I hope. So what state official or public service overseer, attorney general, or governor did authorize this corporate moneymaker?
The sneaky, underhanded, last-minute way this rate increase was foisted upon us needs to be brought to light and questioned. After that, maybe state officials who helped make this possible can be ousted from office next election time.