Denial

Before Christine Hallquist was running for Governor of Vermont, she was David Hallquist, the CEO of the largest locally owned electric utility in Vermont. A self-described "closet environmentalist" Hallquist is dedicated to addressing the way electricity use in America contributes to climate change. But his mission is balanced with the utility's charge to provide affordable and reliable service. For Hallquist, increasing the efficiency of the grid is the only meaningful route to merging these priorities.