INFRASTRUCTURE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Vermont has an all-digital switching
network and, 2 fiber networks that reach into almost every corner
of the state. ATM, 2 way cable, DSL, Frame Relay, ISDN, ISDL,
SDSL, DS-3 & T-1 is available throughout Central Vermont.
Interactive television is available at locations throughout Vermont,
operated by Vermont Technical College in Randolph.
Verizon serves the larger part of this region’s telephone
needs, while Waitsfield & Champlain Valley Telecom serves
the Mad River Valley and TDS Telecom serves the Northfield area.
SoverNet, Charter, Lightship & Adelphia Business Solutions
also service the area. For more detailed, information about this
please
contact us.
ELECTRIC
UTILITIES
The majority of our region is served
by Green
Mountain Power Corporation (GMP), which
is investor-owned and serves one-third of Vermont’s population.
GMP’s total power capacity is 417 megawatts.
Washington
Electric Cooperative, Inc., membership
owned and REA financed, serves over 9,000 members, and covers
2,728 square miles in parts of 41 towns in north-central Vermont,
in the counties of Washington, Orange, Caledonian and Orleans.
Northfield Electric Department, municipally owned and operated,
has three-phase 4160V, 2400 V and 440 V distribution, which will
be upgraded to 12 KV primary distribution by December, 1999.
FUEL
Several independent dealers and major
distributors supply oil from substantial local storage facilities
or direct from distributors.
Dealers maintain 24-hour service and will provide engineering
for installation of heating equipment and appropriate on-site
storage.
WATER
& SEWER
Several
communities in the region have municipal or private water supply
systems with treatment facilities and spring fed or drilled well
supply reservoirs. Volume, pressure, size main, and other information
can be provided for specified locations.
Waste treatment and disposal systems are operated and maintained
by the larger municipalities. In the more rural areas, on-site
waste disposal is the accepted alternative. Specific data on
existing treatment plants or soil tests indicating suitability
for on-site waste disposal are available on request.
Below you will find the current water & sewer rates by town:
| City/Town: | Water Rate: | Sewer Rate: |
| Barre City | Variable rates | Variable rates |
| Barre Town | $2.63/100 cubic ft. | $250./year |
| Berlin | None | None |
| Cabot | Variable | Variable |
| Calais | None | None |
| Duxbury | None | None |
| East Montpelier | None | None |
| Fayston | None | None |
| Marshfield | Variable | Variable |
| Middlesex | None | None |
| Moretown | None | None |
| Montpelier | $4.85/1,000 gal | $4.90/1,000 gal |
| Northfield | $.0270 per cb. ft. | $.0389 per cb. ft. |
| Orange | None | None |
| Plainfield | $90 per unit+ | $178 per unit |
| Roxbury | None | None |
| Waitsfield | None | None |
| Warren | None | None |
| Washington | None | None |
| Waterbury | Variable Rates | Variable Rates |
| Williamstown | $100 base rate + usage | $165./yr |
| Woodbury | None | None |
| Worcester | None | None |
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If you are a business considering upgrading equipment or your facility, or if you're building a new facility, you can take advantage of technical advice and financial incentives available through Efficiency Vermont, the statewide energy efficiency utility. Efficiency Vermont works with you and your contractors, vendors and design professionals to identify cost-effective steps you can take to lower your energy costs through energy-efficient buildings, equipment and lighting.
For more information, please contact them directly at 1-888-921-5990 , e-mail: info@efficiencyvermont.com, and visit their website at:
