Vermont Public Power Supply Authority

10/30/2026

🎃 Have a safe and happy Halloween from VPPSA! 👻

A few reminders for all the little pumpkins heading out to trick-or-treat tomorrow:

🔦 Carry a flashlight or glow stick so you can be seen after dark.
🚶 Use sidewalks and crosswalks, and look both ways before crossing.
🚗 Drivers: Slow down and watch carefully for trick-or-treaters, especially in neighborhoods.
👻 Choose bright or reflective costumes to help you stand out after dark.

Have fun, stay safe, and enjoy all the Halloween magic!

From all of us at VPPSA! 🧡

10/29/2026

Congratulations, Stowe Electric Department!!!

🌱⚡ Smart energy deserves a smart shoutout!

Congratulations to our NEPPA members recognized as Smart Energy Providers (SEP) by the American Public Power Association!

The SEP designation recognizes public power utilities that demonstrate strong practices in energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, renewable energy, environmental initiatives, and customer education.

🎉 Our newest 2026 designees are:

👏 Belmont Light, MA
👏 Town of Danvers Electric Division, MA
👏 Holyoke Gas & Electric Department, MA
👏 Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments, MA
👏 Middleborough Gas & Electric Department, MA
👏 Norwich Public Utilities, CT
👏 Reading Municipal Light Department, MA
👏 Stowe Electric Department, VT
👏 Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant - TMLP, MA
👏 Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department, MA

And a continued congratulations to our NEPPA members who earned the designation in previous years and continue to be part of the SEP community:

⭐ 2025: Rowley Municipal Lighting Plant, MA; Westfield Gas + Electric/Whip City Fiber, MA
⭐ 2024: Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant, MA; Ipswich Utilities, MA; Shrewsbury Electric & Cable Operations, MA

That’s 15 NEPPA member utilities recognized through the SEP program! 🎉

We’re proud to celebrate our members’ continued commitment to smarter energy, sustainability, innovation, and the communities they serve. ⚡🌎

10/29/2026

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10/27/2026

FYI!

📬 MAIL DELAYS? DON’T MISS YOUR ELECTRIC BILL! ⚡

We’ve been hearing from customers experiencing delays in mail delivery, so we wanted to share an important reminder!

📅 Electric bills are ALWAYS due on the 15th of each month, even if your paper bill arrives late.

💻 Did you know you can access your bill online?

Visit https://www.jec.energy/my-account/ to log in to our customer portal, where you can:
✅ View your current bill
✅ Review past bills
✅ Make a payment
✅ Set up account alerts

Don’t let a delay in the mail catch you by surprise! Help yourself stay on top of your bill by using our online portal.

Questions? Give us a call at (802) 368-7010. We’re always happy to help!

— Village of Jacksonville Electric Company ⚡

10/19/2026

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🔋 JEC POWER WALLS ARE UP AND RUNNING! ⚡

We’re excited to announce that our new Tesla Powerwall battery backup system is officially up and running at the Jacksonville Electric Company office!

This project provides backup power to help keep our office operational during outages, allowing us to continue administering utility operations and responding to community needs when the power goes out. Reliable service matters most when our community needs us!

💚 Best of all, this project was grant-funded at no cost to JEC ratepayers! This investment strengthens our emergency preparedness without adding costs to our customers.

A huge THANK YOU to Public Power Supply Authority for their assistance and support throughout this project, and to Green Mountain Solar for their work and professional installation. We appreciate your partnership in helping make this project a reality!

At Jacksonville Electric, we're committed to providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy services to our community.

10/14/2026

Congratulations Bud!!! 👏

🎉 Congratulations to Howard “Bud” Bemis! 🎉

The Village of Jacksonville Electric Company is proud to celebrate Bud Bemis being named the Northeast Public Power Association’s (NEPPA) Distinguished Person of the Year!

At 95 years old, Bud recently stepped down from our Board of Trustees after an incredible 55 years of service to Jacksonville Electric and our community.

Throughout more than five decades, Bud played a vital role in strengthening our electric system, guiding the utility through important changes, and supporting generations of community leaders. His dedication and leadership have helped shape the reliable electric service our customers depend on today.

Bud’s commitment to public power and the people of Jacksonville and Whitingham leaves a lasting legacy. We are incredibly grateful for his years of service and congratulate him on this well-deserved recognition!

👏 Thank you, Bud, for 55 years of dedication to our community and public power!

Read the full announcement here:
https://www.jec.energy/wp-content/uploads/Howard-Bud-Bemis-Honored-with-NEPPAs-Distinguished-Person-of-the-Year-Award.pdf

10/10/2026

❤️ That’s a wrap on Public Power Week!

This week, we celebrated Vermont’s public power utilities, the communities they serve, and the people behind the work.

We also celebrated what happens when those communities work together.
Through VPPSA, Vermont’s municipal utilities share resources, expertise, purchasing power, and a collective voice—helping each utility meet today’s challenges while preserving what makes public power special: local ownership and local control.

Public power is local control. Shared challenges. Shared solutions.

⚡ Happy Public Power Week!

10/09/2026

💡 Why does public power matter?

Because communities have a voice in the utilities that serve them.

Vermont’s municipal utilities are working every day to provide reliable, affordable electricity while preparing for the future. VPPSA helps them do that by bringing resources and expertise to the table that individual utilities may not be able to provide on their own.

The result? Stronger utilities, stronger communities, and local control.

10/08/2026

👋 Public power is about people.

Behind every utility are people working to keep the lights on, respond when storms hit, answer customer questions, plan for the future, and serve their communities.

And behind VPPSA is a team working alongside those utilities—providing the expertise, support, and resources they need to navigate an increasingly complex energy landscape.

This week, we’re celebrating the people who make public power possible.

10/07/2026

🤝 Stronger together.

Public power works because communities can come together without giving up local control.

VPPSA helps its members pool resources, expertise, purchasing power, and advocacy, giving community-owned utilities a stronger voice and greater capacity to address complex challenges.

For smaller utilities especially, VPPSA helps turn the power of collaboration into practical solutions.

Local control. Shared challenges. Shared solutions.