Exhibit 23.1

CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference into Central Vermont Public Service Corporation's previously filed Form S-3 Registration Statement, File No. 333-141681 and No. 333-151019 and Form S-8 Registration Statements, File No.  333-39664, No. 333-57001, No. 333-58102, and No. 333-152872 of our report dated June 23, 2009 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Central Vermont Public Service Corporation Savings and Investment Plan for the year ended December 31, 2008.

/s/ McSoley McCoy & Company

June 23, 2009

South Burlington, VT

VT Reg. No. 92-349