The proposed steam transmission line between the McNeil Generating Station and the University of Vermont Medical Center (an organization and facility that is distinct from the University) is a train wreck of a project. We could anticipate its 2023 crash from way back in 1984, or 1994, or 2004, or 2014. It may not even be necessary to know or understand the three essential elements of a good district system to judge the proposed steam pipe project. Consider the long history of studies and reports, all of which have resulted in "No Go" outcomes. And then add the fact that Burlington Electric Department, the operator of McNeil on behalf of 9 other Vermont utilities, has lost track of most of those studies. That kind of knowledge management does not inspire confidence. BED is only able to find 4 of 14 historical thermal project studies related to McNeil. There should be several more studies published since 2018, as BED has been spending money liberally in support of the project -