Law360, New York (April 27, 2012, 7:28 PM ET) -- Vermont's House of Representatives on Friday voted against intervening in regulatory proceedings over a proposed $700 million merger of the state's two largest utilities, Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and Green Mountain Power Corp., defying a Thursday Senate vote in favor of getting involved.
The houses are dueling over whether the legislators have a right to get involved with merger approval proceedings currently before the Public Service Board, and whether the state Congress should specifically order that $21 million the companies have set aside for energy...