CV Central Vermont Public Service Corp.

Central Vermont Public Service (NYSE: CV) will hold its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at 10 a.m. The company will host a webcast at that time, so that interested parties can listen to the meeting live and view presentation slides by selecting the CVPS 2006 Annual Meeting link on CVPS's homepage at www.cvps.com. An audio archive of the call and slides will be available at approximately 4:30 p.m. at the same location. CVPS is Vermont's largest electric utility, serving more than 151,000 customers statewide. CVPS's non-regulated subsidiary, Eversant Corporation, sells and rents electric water heaters through a subsidiary, SmartEnergy Water Heating Services.