Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_jeeds55 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:28 PM

Reply to comment by Maleficent_Rope_7844 in Letter to the editor: Is it all hands on deck, or will this planet sink? by RamaSchneider

Then there is another issue I would take with all this as well and that is why should the govt have a list of my appliances like heat pumps etc that may or may not qualify for a different rate as suggested in the article. There really is an issue with collecting and qualifying it. Imagine the cost of keeping and collecting all that info. Only new heat pumps or what about one you had installed 2 years ago are you out of luck? Who will verify the claims as I am sure many will be tempted to claim more new items to lower the bill? That's just human nature. I agree with much of the intent of these bills but as usual I find them to not be well thought through and completely ignoring of collateral consequences.

Maleficent_Rope_7844 t1_jefzfdg wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:02 PM

There certainly are issues with it. I personally think something like a carbon tax would be more effective, and it would better target actual sources of carbon.

There'd need to be something to limit the impact on lower income Vermonters, though (the ones least likely to have an EV or live close to where they work). I don't know what that'd look like.