Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Data Access Guide
Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) is a member-owned utility serving roughly 33,000 members across 40,726 meters in Northern Vermont, with AMI deployed since 2005 and a next-generation Itron AMI rollout underway. C&I customers access hourly usage and 14 months of billing history through the NISC SmartHub portal with Green Button Download My Data XML export, but VEC offers no third-party API, Connect My Data, or EDI programs.
How to Get Your Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Data: All Access Methods
| Method | 1st Party | 3rd Party | Customer Types | Data Types | Latency | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmartHub Portal | ✓ | — | All members (residential and commercial) | Billing, monthly/daily/hourly usage | Daily | Web / Mobile / PDF |
| Green Button Download My Data | ✓ | ✓ | Members (file shareable with third parties) | Hourly usage, billing periods, meter info (14 months) | On demand | ESPI XML (.zip) |
| Manual Data Request (authorization) | ✓ | ✓ | Third parties with written customer authorization | Billing and usage data | 5-10 business days | CSV / XML / PDF (case-by-case) |
| Public Grid Data Portal | ✓ | ✓ | Public (developers, researchers, aggregators) | Grid infrastructure, hosting capacity, outage history | Periodic updates | Interactive maps / GIS |
Billing Data Access
VEC provides billing access through the SmartHub web portal and mobile app: current and historical statements, payment history, paperless PDF bills, and usage at monthly, daily, and hourly granularity. Third parties rely on customer-shared Green Button exports or manual authorized requests — there is no formal third-party billing program.
What Data Is on Your Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Bill
- Current and historical billing statements
- Usage data at monthly, daily, and hourly granularity
- Payment history and account information
- Paperless PDF bills via email
- Bill notifications and alerts
How to Download Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Bills (Business & Commercial)
- 01Go to https://vermontelectric.smarthub.coop/ and click Sign Up
- 02Register with your VEC account number and email, set a password, and verify by email
- 03Open the Billing or Payments tab to view current bills and payment history
- 04Select past months to view historical bills and save as PDF (print-to-PDF)
- 05Enable paperless billing under Settings for automatic email delivery
- 06Use Green Button export on the My Usage tab for XML with usage and billing data
Third-Party Access to Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Billing Data
Customer-initiated Green Button share
- 01Customer logs into SmartHub and downloads the Green Button XML export (.zip)
- 02Customer transfers the file securely to the consultant or aggregator
- 03Third party parses the ESPI XML for analysis
Manual authorized request to VEC
- 01Obtain written customer authorization or letter of agency
- 02Contact Member Services at (802) 635-2331 / (800) 832-2667 or support@vermontelectric.coop
- 03Provide account number, authorization, data type, time period, and preferred format (CSV, XML, PDF)
- 04Allow 5-10 business days for processing; no SLA or standardized workflow
Want to understand the charges on your bill?
See the Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Rate Schedules & Tariff Guide →Interval Data & Smart Meters
VEC has operated Power Line Carrier AMI covering 99% of meters since 2005 and is deploying a next-generation Itron AMI system (launched October 2024, testing from early 2025). Customers view hourly usage in SmartHub and export up to 14 months via Green Button Download My Data (ESPI XML).
How to Download Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Interval Data via Green Button
- 01Log into https://vermontelectric.smarthub.coop/
- 02Open the My Usage tab and select your date range
- 03Click the Green Button / Download My Data link
- 04Select start and end dates (up to 14 months) and click Download Usage Data
- 05Extract the .zip to get the ESPI XML and import into energy management software or Green Button analysis tools
How to Download Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Interval Data via Portal
- 01Log into SmartHub and open My Usage
- 02View hourly consumption in graph and table format
- 03Customize the date range and granularity
- 04Export via Green Button XML for programmatic processing
Interval data is essential for rate comparison and TOU analysis.
See which Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. rate schedule is best for your usage pattern →Third-Party API Access
VEC publishes no API, developer portal, aggregator partnerships, or third-party authorization system. Workable paths are customer-shared Green Button XML exports and manual authorized requests to Member Services. Community projects (ha-smarthub-energy-sensor, electric-usage-downloader) reverse-engineer the NISC SmartHub API for hourly/15-minute pulls but are unofficial and may violate terms of service.
How to Register as a Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. API Vendor
- 01Sign an engagement letter and obtain written customer authorization
- 02Have the customer download the Green Button XML from SmartHub and transfer it securely
- 03Or submit an authorized request to Member Services with account number, time period, and format
- 04Parse ESPI XML entries (period timestamps, Wh values, 3600-second durations) into CSV or a database
- 05Monitor the Itron AMI rollout for future CMD/API capabilities
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
VEC does not support EDI for retail customer data: no 814/820/867/810 transactions, ANSI X12 support, trading partner enrollment, or EDI specifications are documented. VEC uses SCADA internally and supplies grid data to VELCO via ICCP, neither of which is customer-facing EDI.
Sources
Other Data Access Programs
Public Grid Data and Mapping Platform
Open-access interactive maps with poles, lines, substations, conductor data, distributed generation hosting capacity, service territory, circuit-level electrification adoption, SAIDI/outage history (2020-2024), and vegetation management schedules. Useful for DG siting and circuit-level analysis; no customer data or API.
- 01Visit the Grid Data and Mapping page (no login required)
- 02Toggle data layers of interest (hosting capacity, outages, feeders)
- 03Download GIS layers where offered
Next-Generation AMI (Itron) Deployment
VEC launched a next-generation AMI project with Itron in October 2024 covering ~40,633 meters, with system acceptance testing from early 2025. Expected to enable higher-resolution (potentially 15-minute) data and possibly future Green Button CMD or API capabilities.
- 01Monitor VEC's AMI page for deployment status
- 02Re-check data access capabilities after system acceptance testing completes
Limitations & Considerations
- ⚠No third-party API, developer portal, or OAuth authorization — Green Button is download-only (DMD, not CMD)
- ⚠No EDI support (no 814/820/867/810, ANSI X12, or trading partner program)
- ⚠No utility-native aggregator partnerships; Nectar provides API access to this utility's billing data — see docs.nectarclimate.com
- ⚠Interval granularity currently hourly; 15-minute data from older portal versions no longer available
- ⚠History limited to roughly 14 months in SmartHub
- ⚠Manual third-party requests have no SLA and an undocumented process (5-10 business days typical)
- ⚠Community SmartHub scrapers are unofficial and may violate NISC terms of service
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. Data Access FAQ
How do C&I customers export usage data from Vermont Electric Cooperative?▾
Log into SmartHub at vermontelectric.smarthub.coop, open the My Usage tab, and use the Green Button Download My Data link. Select up to 14 months and download a .zip containing ESPI-standard XML with hourly usage, billing periods, and meter information — ready for import into energy management software or programmatic parsing.
What interval granularity does VEC provide?▾
Hourly. SmartHub displays monthly, daily, and hourly consumption, and Green Button exports carry hourly readings. Older portal versions offered 15-minute CSVs, but that resolution is currently unavailable. VEC's next-generation Itron AMI system (deployed from October 2024) may restore 15-minute data — worth re-checking after acceptance testing.
Can an aggregator or consultant pull VEC data automatically?▾
Not through any supported channel. VEC offers no API, OAuth authorization, Connect My Data, or aggregator partnerships. The reliable paths are customer-downloaded Green Button XML files or manual requests to Member Services with written authorization (5-10 business days). Community SmartHub scrapers exist on GitHub but are unofficial and may violate NISC terms of service.
Does VEC support EDI for business data exchange?▾
No. VEC documents no EDI transactions (814, 820, 867, 810), no ANSI X12 support, and no trading partner enrollment. Internal systems use SCADA and ICCP feeds to VELCO, neither of which serves retail customer data. EDI needs should go through Member Services as a custom inquiry.
What public data does VEC publish for energy project developers?▾
VEC's Grid Data and Mapping platform is open to the public with distributed generation hosting capacity, substation and feeder locations, circuit-level electrification adoption, and outage history (2020-2024). It supports DG site selection and circuit analysis, though it contains no customer-level data and no API.
What does Nectar's roadmap support level mean for VEC accounts?▾
VEC is on Nectar's roadmap: automated ingestion is planned but not yet productized. Today, Nectar works with VEC data through customer-exported Green Button XML files from SmartHub or LOA-based manual requests while native support and the new Itron AMI capabilities mature.
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