|EXHIBIT A 10.97.1
CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN

Effective as of January 1, 2005


Execution Copy
March, 2005


CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN

Effective as of January 1, 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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|ARTICLE I   | INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE                                                    | Page                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|            | 1.1                                                                         | Purpose of the Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|ARTICLE II  | DEFINITIONS                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16
2.17 | "Annual Incentive Award"
"Award Payment Date"
"Base Salary"
"Board" or "Board of Directors"
"Change in Control"
"Code"
"Committee"
"Company"
"Effective Date"
"Eligible Employees"
"For Cause"
"Participant"
"Performance Goals"
"Performance Period"
"Permanent and Total Disability"
"Plan"
"Target Potential"
|ARTICLE III | PARTICIPATION                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 3.1                                                                         | Participation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|ARTICLE IV  | PERFORMANCE GOALS AND AWARD OPPORTUNITIES                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5                                                         | Performance Goals
Performance Levels
Participant Goals
Target Potential
Amount of Award                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|ARTICLE V   | DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5                                                         | Timing and Determination of Annual Incentive Awards
Short Performance Year
Termination, Death, Retirement or Permanent and Total Disability
Change in Control
Limitation on Right to Payment of Award                                                                                                           
|ARTICLE VI  | ADMINISTRATION                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 6.1
6.2
6.3                                                                 | Committee
Authority of the Committee
Costs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|ARTICLE VII | MISCELLANEOUS                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|            | 7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.10
7.11
7.12
7.13
7.14                | Amendment
Termination
Employment Rights
Nonalienation of Benefits
No Funding
Tax Withholding
Controlling Laws
Gender and Number
Action by the Company
Mistake of Fact
Severability
Effect of Headings
No Liability
Successors                                                                                   



|ARTICLE I
INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE
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|1.1                               



|ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
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|2.1                   
|2.2                   
|2.3                   
|2.4                   
|2.5                   
|2.6                   
|2.7                   
|2.8                   
|2.9                   
|2.10                  
|2.11                  
|2.12                  
|2.13                  
|2.14                  
|2.15                  
|2.16                  
|2.17                  



|ARTICLE III
PARTICIPATION
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|3.1                      



|ARTICLE IV
PERFORMANCE GOALS AND AWARD OPPORTUNITIES                                                                                        
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|4.1                                                                                                                                         
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|4.2                                                                                                                                         
|4.3                                                                                                                                         
|4.4                                                                                                                                         
|4.5                                                                                                                                         
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|ARTICLE VDETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS                                                                               
|5.1                                                                                                                                         
|5.2                                                                                                                                         
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|5.3                                                                                                                                         
|5.4                                                                                                                                         
|5.5                                                                                                                                         
|ARTICLE VIADMINISTRATION                                                                                                                    
|6.1                                                                                                                                         
|6.2                                                                                                                                         
|6.3                                                                                                                                         
|ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS                                                                                                                   
|7.1                                                                                                                                         
|7.2                                                                                                                                         
|7.3                                                                                                                                         
|7.4                                                                                                                                         
|7.5                                                                                                                                         
|7.6                                                                                                                                         
|7.7                                                                                                                                         
|7.8                                                                                                                                         
|7.9                                                                                                                                         
|7.10                                                                                                                                        
|7.11                                                                                                                                        
|7.12                                                                                                                                        
|7.13                                                                                                                                        
|7.14                                                                                                                                        
|IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this instrument to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the 11th day of March, 2005.
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|Attest:
By: /s/ Mary C. Marzec                        Mary Marzec
(Corporate Seal)