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Surviving Sandy: How Vermont Fared In The Storm

Vermont Public | By Jane Lindholm

Published October 30, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDT

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Wilmington as the rain and wind from Sandy started to hit the state.

VPR/Susan Keese / Wilmington as the rain and wind from Sandy started to hit the state.

The control room at Green Mountain Power. The Public Utility Commission says GMP can raise rates by 5.43 percent next September.

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Green Mountain Power dispatcher Jeff Brosseau checks the status board in preparation for Hurricane Sandy on Monday in

Toby Talbot / AP

http://www.vpr.net/audio/programs/84/2012/10/2012-1030-vermontedition.mp3

From Vermont's perspective, Sandy was no Irene. But the superstorm did have some impact on the state.

We hear from Eye on the Sky Meteorologist Mark Breen on why Vermont was spared a major hit by Sandy. VPR's John Dillon reports on the Governor's update on the state of the state post-Sandy. And we get an update on power outages, volunteer opportunities and how Mad River Valley residents prepared for the storm.

Also on the program, Seven Days News Editor Andy Bromage discusses the impact Lenore Broughton and super PAC Vermonters First has had on this year's political campaign.