|EXHIBIT A 10.96.1
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

OF CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION

Amended and Restated

Effective January 1, 2005

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|ARTICLE I   | NAME AND PURPOSE OF PLAN AND DEFINITIONS                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|            | 1.1
1.2                                                       | Name and Purpose
Definitions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|ARTICLE II  | ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|            | 2.1
2.2
2.3                                                   | Eligibility
Commencement of Participation
Cessation of Eligibility                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|ARTICLE III | ELECTION DEFERRAL AGREEMENTS, INVESTMENT
EARNINGS, ACCOUNTING |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|            | 3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8                               | Election Deferral Agreement
Time of Election Deferral Agreement
Amount of Deferrals
Period For Which Election Deferral Agreement Applies
Changes in Election Deferral Agreement
Election Deferral Agreement Contingent on Plan 
Administrator's Approval
Investment Credits
Accounting
|ARTICLE IV  | VESTING                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|            | 4.1                                                           | Vesting of Accounts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

|ARTICLE V    | PLAN DISTRIBUTIONS                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|             | 5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9 | Time of Payment
Option to Elect Payment no Earlier Than a Specified Age
Option to Elect In-Service Payment
Form of Payment
Payment upon Change in Control of the Employer
Involuntary Cash-Out Provision
Tax Withholding
Distribution of Taxable Amounts
Valuation of Accounts for Distributions and Withdrawals
|ARTICLE VI   | ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|             | 6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4                     | Plan Administrator
Outside Services
Indemnification
Claims Procedure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|ARTICLE VII  | AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|             | 7.1
7.2
7.3                         | Amendment
Termination
No Reduction Upon Amendment or Termination                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|ARTICLE VIII | MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|             | 8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8     | Source of Payments
No Warranties
Inalienability of Benefits
Expenses
No Right of Employment
Headings
Gender and Number
Construction                                                                                                                                                                             



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|ARTICLE II
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION                                 
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|ARTICLE III
ELECTION DEFERRAL AGREEMENTS, INVESTMENT EARNINGS, ACCOUNTING
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|ARTICLE IV
VESTING                                                       
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|ARTICLE V
PLAN DISTRIBUTIONS                                             
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|ARTICLE VI
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN                                    
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|ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION                                    
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|ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS                                    
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|IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this instrument to be executed by its respective duly authorized Officer this 11th day of March, 2005.
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|Attest:
By: /s/ Mary C. Marzec             Mary Marzec
(Corporate Seal)