Campaigns
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The Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition Tracker
Start: 09/25/17 End: 01/1/25
The Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition is a state-wide coalition of businesses, non-profits, municipalities, and educational institutions dedicated to the Paris Climate Agreement and Vermont’s goal of 90% renewable energy by 2050.
Three Different Ways to Become A Member:
1) Fill out the form below to become a member and select "actions," which are initiatives or projects your institution or organization has undertaken or completed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. (For example, the University of Vermont recorded "Replaced business vehicle(s) with plug-in hybrid vehicles" as an action it has taken.)
2) Want to become a member of the Coalition but not ready to record your institution's actions yet? Become a member of the Coalition by filling out the form below and selecting the action: "Became a member of the Coalition." Then, record your institution's actions at your own pace.
3) Become a member by recording your institution's actions and/or by making a pledge. A pledge is a promise to achieve or implement something new in the future, such as future actions your organization would like to work towards taking, or a commitment to expand a current initiative in some significant way.
Are you a homeowner? Enter residential actions via the main Community Energy Dashboard Actions tab.
Guides:
Municipal Resource Guide
Resource Guide to Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Transportation Solutions for Vermont Businesses, Nonprofits, Schools, Hospitals and Other Organizations -
Become a Vermont Climate Action Community
Start: 06/12/18 End: 06/12/19
The Vermont Climate Action Communities (VCAC) initiative is designed to help Vermont municipalities achieve energy efficiency savings, reduce local emissions & participate in the transition to a clean energy economy, improve resilience in the face of climate change, and provide locally supported renewable energy generation for municipalities and the communities they serve.
VCAC is the municipal component of the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition - a group of Vermont municipalities, non-profits, colleges and universities, businesses, farms, and other community organizations which are committed to reducing their carbon emissions and help Vermont meet the U.S. pledge to reduce 2005 greenhouse gas emissions levels by 26-28% by 2025
How can municipalities my town become a Vermont Climate Action Community?The town's Selectboard or City Council must act to approve your municipality’s participation in the Vermont Climate Action Communities Program. This can be done simply through a vote of your legislative body, reflected in minutes of the meeting where the action was taken, or a vote to adopt a resolution supporting its participation in the program. (Sample Resolution). Once the approved, please let us know by marking the action complete. -
The Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition Tracker
Start: 06/23/17 End: 01/1/25
The Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition is a state-wide coalition of businesses, non-profits, municipalities, and educational institutions dedicated to the Paris Climate Agreement and Vermont’s goal of 90% renewable energy by 2050.
Three Different Ways to Become A Member:
1) Fill out the form below to become a member and select "actions," which are initiatives or projects your institution or organization has undertaken or completed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. (For example, the University of Vermont recorded "Replaced business vehicle(s) with plug-in hybrid vehicles" as an action it has taken.)
2) Want to become a member of the Coalition but not ready to record your institution's actions yet? Become a member of the Coalition by filling out the form below and selecting the action: "Became a member of the Coalition." Then, record your institution's actions at your own pace.
3) Become a member by recording your institution's actions and/or by making a pledge. A pledge is a promise to achieve or implement something new in the future, such as future actions your organization would like to work towards taking, or a commitment to expand a current initiative in some significant way.
Are you a homeowner? Enter residential actions via the main Community Energy Dashboard Actions tab.
Guides:
Municipal Resource Guide
Resource Guide to Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Transportation Solutions for Vermont Businesses, Nonprofits, Schools, Hospitals and Other Organizations -
Town Meeting Energy Survey
Start: 01/16/18 End: 05/1/19
Town Meeting Day is all about coming together as a community on important issues and decisions. How Vermonters, towns, and the state grapple with more resourceful ways to consume energy and continuing our transitioning to more local, renewable energy supplies will be one of those issues. This survey is an opportunity for Vermonters to demonstrations actions they personally have taken or plan to take in support of the state's 90% renewable by 2050 goals.
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Weatherize Montpelier
Start: 02/1/18 End: 05/31/18
Working together to help you save money and stay warm
What is Weatherize Montpelier?
Weatherize Montpelier is an initiative of Net Zero Montpelier to help residents save money and increase comfort by weatherizing their homes.
Qualified Contractors – Our Weatherize partner contractors are experienced and certified by the Building Performance Institute.
Easy and Affordable First Step – Typically, homeowners may pay $400 or more for a home energy audit before receiving a quote. Not so for Weatherize participants who sign up for a free professional walk through by March 31.
Great Prizes – Sign an agreement with a partner contractor by May 31 and be entered to win $500 toward the cost of your home energy project.
We’ve Got Your Back – Net Zero Montpelier's volunteer team will help you through the process and make sure you have what you need to make the right decision for your home.
Learn more at www.netzeromontpelier.org/weatherize
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2018 LEAP Energy Fair Survey
Start: 04/6/18 End: 05/9/18
This survey is an opportunity for Vermonters to demonstrate actions they already have taken or pledge to take in support of the state's goal of 90% Renewable by 2050,
Please mark the items you have completed and the items you pledge to complete in the next year.
You can enter additional and view the results for your community at https://www.vtenergydashboard.org/campaigns/2018-leap-energy-fair-survey.
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Barre Area Winter Energy Efficiency Pledge
Start: 01/10/18 End: 03/31/18
Stay warm and save money this season with these energy-saving solutions. Look at the list of energy savings actions below, and enter new actions that you have taken this heating season to save energy. If you are pledging at a Barre City Energy Committee workshop, be sure to collect your free LED bulb or light switch gasket!
What qualifies as an action or pledge?
An action is an ongoing initiative or project completed before march 31, 2018.
A pledge is a promise to achieve or implement something new in the future.
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Button Up Essex
Start: 09/1/17 End: 12/31/17
Ready for winter? We’ve got your checklist.
Button Up Vermont is a community-based, public outreach campaign to promote home energy efficiency improvements – particularly helping people reduce heating and cooling costs. Stay warm and save money this season with these energy-saving solutions. Look at the list of energy savings actions below, and enter new actions that you have taken this heating season to save energy.
Participate and Win:
If you participate, you are automatically entered to win a FREE energy audit from the Lewis Creek Company and into a weekly statewide drawing for Button Up prizes, like a smart thermostat or $500 toward a Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® weatherization project.