“Get Out The Vote” Campaign for VEC Wins Widespread Approval of Transmission Upgrade

Vermont Electric Coop (VEC) came to us when opponents of the Lowell Wind Project (a project conceived and funded by another Vermont utility, Green Mountain Power) became actively involved in defeating a transmission infrastructure upgrade VEC was recommending. We advised VEC in the face of well-funded and well-organized opposition. Our overall strategy was two-fold; don’t allow the competition to set the narrative by responding to their materials, and maximize turnout across the overall VEC membership, as those most opposed were likely to be a small, but vocal minority geographically closest to the Lowell Wind Project. The results: the vote passed by a broad margin: 5,340 to 1,379.