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Strategic Electrification in Peacham

Jock was elected chairman of the Peacham Energy Committee this past summer for a 2-year term. His actions at home surely do not contradict his work towards creating a more electrified community; at his house alone, he owns an electric vehicle with a level two charger powered by two Tesla batteries provided by Green Mountain Power, a PV which generates the energy for his house, car, and the grid, a hybrid hot water heater, a nest thermostat, and a wood pellet stove. Yet, his personal success in creating efficient electricity has not stopped at home.

Categories: Transportation

Communities: Peacham

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UVM Emergency Vehicles Go Green

UVM has allocated money from its Clean Energy Fund to move forward on reducing emissions from its fleets

Categories: Transportation

Communities: Burlington

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Burlington launches e-bike rebate program

Burlington's new electric bike rebate program encouraging people to use alternative transportation methods to decrease fossil fuels

Categories: Transportation

Communities: Burlington

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Elm Street Montpelier Whole Home Energy Improvement Project

In August of 2014 my wife and I moved back to Vermont and bought an 1890 Victorian on Elm Street in Montpelier. Like many Vermont homes, it is a beautiful old house with a lot of character -- but it was also very leaky and outdated when it came to efficiency and energy use. Our first year in the house we consumed over 1,000 gallons of fuel oil for heating (space and hot water), at a total cost of nearly $2,400. And that was while setting the thermostat for our forced hot air oil furnace in the low to mid 60’s through the winter. We found ourselves in a situation where we were using a dirty, polluting fuel that we didn’t want to use, paying more than we could afford, sending that money out of state (approximately 78 cents on every dollar spent on fossil fuel leaves Vermont), worried about the health of our young son given the air quality concerns for old forced hot air systems with rusting, asbestos wrapped ductwork, and we were never even really that warm or comfortable during that first winter. So in the Spring of 2015, we decided we were going to do a comprehensive “whole-house” retrofit to accomplish four goals simultaneously:

Categories: Transportation

Communities: Montpelier

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Let’s Solve the Local Transportation Problem

What if we could solve the transportation deficiency in our communities by developing a service that would help neighbors unable or unwilling to drive themselves to where they need or wish to go?

Categories: Transportation

Communities: Pomfret, Windsor, Woodstock

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Employee EV incentives and solar power at VELCO

VELCO's flat roofs and flat campus were the perfect place for a solar array, Our panels don't show up on the solar map because we use all the power we generate, and the savings go to Vermont and New England ratepayers. Plus, we're making it easier for our employees go electric for their transportation

Categories: Transportation

Communities: Rutland Town

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Hinesburg Rides - Creative Community Transportation Solutions

Hinesburg is a small town in southern Chittenden County that has long wrestled with how to manage residential growth in this rapidly growing corner of Vermont. Traffic and transportation issues are a significant challenge in the once rural bedroom community.

Categories: Transportation

Communities: Hinesburg

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