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Energy groups collaborate on utility-scale electric storage project in Hinesburg

Source: VermontBiz

Vermont Energy Cooperative (VEC) and other energy companies collaborate to implement a utility scale storage project. The project plans to involve a battery with 5.35 MWh energy storage capacity.

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: Hinesburg

Community Solar for Community Action- New Solar Array Planned at SEVCA’s Westminster Location

Source: Becky Himlin

Non-Profit SEVCA (Southeast Vermont Community Action) plans to create solar array to suit approximately 70 area low income households in the Westminster area.

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: Windsor County, Windham County, Westminster

R3 - Randolph Region Re-Energized

Source: VCRD

Vermont Council on Rural Development will launch the Climate Economy Model Communities Program in Randolph with a Kick-Off on April 10. The program, named R3 - RANDOLPH REGION RE-ENERGIZED by a local planning team, will begin with a series of forums and a free community dinner that afternoon and evening.

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: Randolph

Residents in over 30 Vermont Towns Seek Climate Solutions

Source: 350VT

Residents in 30 towns across Vermont from Arlington to Williston are petitioning in their communities to put climate change on the Town Meeting Day agendas and ballots.

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: Arlington, Bennington, Bethel, Brattleboro, Bristol, Burlington, Calais, Cornwall, Dorset, Dummerston, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Essex, Guilford, Hartford, Lincoln, Londonderry, Manchester, Marlboro, Marshfield, Montpelier, Newfane, Northfield, Peacham, Peru, Plainfield, Putney, Rupert, Salisbury, Shaftsbury, Sharon, South Burlington, Stowe, Strafford, Thetford, Tunbridge, Wardsboro, Weston, Williston, Woodbury, Worcester

Join the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition

Source: Aaron Troncoso

All Vermont municipalities, non-profits, colleges and universities, and businesses are invited to join the Coalition and do all they can to reduce carbon emissions to help Vermont meet the U.S. commitments in the Paris Climate Agreement.

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: Addison County, Orleans County, Grand Isle County, Windsor County, Bennington County, Windham County, Essex County, Franklin County, Caledonia County, Washington County, Lamoille County, Rutland County, Chittenden County, Orange County, Burlington

Biking Innovations Drive This Non Profit

Source: Jenna Koloski - VCRD

VBike is working to make bicycles more relevant for Vermonters while encouraging healthy bodies, vibrant communities and a sustainable vision for our planet.

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: Brattleboro

Landfill Methane Powers Local Utilities Generators

Source: Jenna Koloski - VCRD

For ten years, Washington Electric Co-op has been generating power from the stuff that Vermonters throw away.

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: Orleans County, Caledonia County, Washington County, Orange County

Randolph Community Solar Array Makes Solar Affordable and Achievable for All

Source: Jenevra Wetmore, EAN/Middlebury College Internship Program

“If I can get my energy locally from a very simple source, it’s money in the bank and it’s power in the grid.” - Peter Thoenen, one of the members of the Randolph array.

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: Randolph

Efficiency at Home, Community Impact: Laura Asermily & Jason Kaye

Source: Archer Newell, Middlebury College

Laura Asermily has worked to improve her own and her community’s carbon footprint for a decade. Check out this story to learn more about home efficiency, community programs, and biking bananas!

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: Middlebury

Clear Water, Less Electricity

Source: Kate Stephenson - Montpelier Energy Advisory Committee Chair

The City of Montpelier’s Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility’s energy conservation measures have cut the facility’s electricity use by half between 2009 and 2014, and have reduced fuel oil use as well. The facility has also reduced its overall greenhouse gas emissions by capturing methane for heat within the facility and burning it with a flare to prevent the methane from directly entering the atmosphere.

Categories: Community Based Organization

Communities: East Montpelier, Montpelier

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