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Connecticut Valley Electric Company provides electric and energy services to about 10,000 customers in New Hampshire and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Vermont Public Service.
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Conn Valley's service territory is in two parts, separated by about 40 miles of Granite State territory. The two areas have a total of 437 miles of line providing service to an average of 14 customers per mile in the north and 31 in the more urban south.
The northern part of the company is primarily residential. In fact, it is home to only three industrial customers -- two sawmills and a small printing press -- and a few local stores. The attractive rolling hills along the Connecticut River provide a residential area that is growing, partly because of its proximity to Dartmouth College and the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
The southern part is dominated by the City of Claremont, but also includes portions of Charlestown, Unity, Cornish and Plainfield. Claremont has a substantial industrial region along the River and Charlestown Roads and in several industrial parks. Downtown Claremont itself is undergoing rehabilitation and some of the old mill buildings have been renovated to house offices and other commercial functions.
The Claremont area is slowly coming out of the depression of the early '90s. Several new commercial and industrial businesses have opened in the past few years. Conn. Valley has formed a partnership with the City of Claremont and 1st NH Bank to attract new business to the area. Central Vermont's economic development team is actively recruiting industry interest in the Conn. Valley service territory. The City has been recognized and praised by the state and other regions for its efforts to promote itself.
The New Hampshire PUC is establishing a pilot program to determine the implications of retail competition in the electric utility industry. For a two-year period beginning in mid-1996, a small number of customers will be able to choose their electric provider. Central Vermont will participate as a full or partial provider to retain its customers and to compete for additional customers currently served by other New Hampshire utilities.
For more information on the New Hampshire pilot program and CVPS' role in it,
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