Legal Opinion
USGen New England, Inc. v. Town of Rockingham
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 7, 2003No. 01-426 and 01-427PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
¶ 1. Following the deregulation of the electrical power markets, the Vermont General Assembly in 1998 and again in 1999 temporarily “froze” the grand list valuation of hydroelectric generating facilities for property tax purposes. The “freeze” set the valuation of these properties at the 1997 values for the tax years 1998, 1999, and 2000. Plaintiff USGen New England, Inc. (USGen), the owner of hydroelectric power plants affected by the freeze — including the Bellows Falls facility located in the Town of Rockingham — filed an appeal challenging the 1999 valuation of this property as well as…
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