VELCO

VELCO (Vermont Electric Power Company) runs the wires that carry power across Vermont: the nation's first statewide "transmission only" electric utility, delivering electric power through a transmission system integrated with the New England regional network. It operates to high national and regional reliability standards, and it does so as the transmission owner and operator rather than a retail or distribution utility - it supplies 17 local distribution utilities in Vermont, each of which is a separate organization with its own systems, interfaces, and assumptions. That topology is the threat model in one line: a single statewide transmission entity, entangled with a regional grid operator and a dozen-plus distribution partners, where operational continuity is the asset being defended.

The technical footprint is grid-shaped. Core domains include electric power transmission, grid operations and reliability, long-range transmission planning, and the clean energy transition, plus environmental social governance reporting. The company produces comprehensive long-range transmission plans assessing Vermont's future electricity needs and potential grid upgrades as the state's generation mix shifts. Anyone working here touches systems where availability and integrity are non-negotiable - protection, control, and monitoring infrastructure that cannot be taken offline for convenience, alongside corporate and planning environments where IT realities still apply.

VELCO works collaboratively with local distribution utilities and the New England regional grid operator, which means security posture is partly a coordination problem across organizational boundaries. The company emphasizes safety, reliability, and cost-effectiveness as operating principles, commits to sustainability through its people, assets, relationships, and operating model, and publishes annual Environmental Social Governance (ESG) reports. It has been recognized with Great Place To Work Certification as one of the top employers in the region. Geographic presence is Vermont and the wider New England region.