Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc

Vermont Electric Cooperative does not publish an EV-specific time-of-use rate, so the Flexible Load program is the main tool for EV owners who want to cut charging costs. Residential members are billed by default on a tiered, inclining-block rate: a fixed monthly customer charge plus a lower per-kWh price for the first 100 kWh and a higher price above it. VEC also lists a general residential time-of-use rate (on-peak and off-peak) and a time-of-day pilot, but neither is specific to EVs. Rather than a separate overnight rate, VEC uses Flexible Load to keep EV charging off peak demand events, asking members to shift charging out of weekday evening peak hours.

The cooperative's EV incentives center on the charger, not the rate. Members who buy their own Level 2 charger can earn a $250 bill credit by either scheduling it to avoid charging during weekday evening peak hours, or, if it is an eligible Emporia or ChargePoint unit, enrolling it in VEC's managed-charging program for an added $50 credit and $8 per month, with enrollment lasting at least 12 months. The managed-charging path and the scheduling path both qualify for the $250; the managed option adds the ongoing payments. A separate bill credit covers public charging stations installed by businesses and public entities.

VEC is a member-owned cooperative, not an investor-owned utility, so its programs are set by a board elected by its members, with its tariff filed under Vermont Public Utility Commission oversight. Its territory covers eight Vermont counties, and its EV incentives center on keeping charging off peak demand events rather than on a priced overnight rate.