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Montpelier Launches Revolving Loan Fund for Energy Saving Projects

After the successful completion of several major initiatives including bringing a district heating system on-line in downtown Montpelier, installing one Megawatt of municipal solar, and seeing significant savings at the Water Resource Recovery Facility, MEAC wanted to find out if there was a way the City could reinvest savings from these municipal projects into additional energy-related initiatives.

Categories: Municipality

Communities: Montpelier

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Record Label Produces Albums that are “Powered by the Sun”

With the help of local businesses, Efficiency Vermont & SunCommon, Cumbancha has taken all precaution to be as sustainable of a business/home as possible. Those aforementioned resources make it extremely feasible for your local business to do the same.

Categories: Residence, Business

Communities: Charlotte

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Hartford Energy Coordinator Saves Town Money and Energy

In his first seven months on the job, Hartford Energy Coordinator Geoff Martin has already saved the Vermont town enough money to cover the cost of his first year’s salary. Geoff is the first full-time municipal energy coordinator in Vermont, and he hopes that his success can inspire other Vermont communities to explore how a paid energy coordinator could help their town save energy and money and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Categories: Planning, Municipality

Communities: Hartford

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How Vermont beer makers brew up savings

Magic Hat Brewery closed down for an afternoon for an Efficiency Vermont Energy Assessment, leading the brewery and four others to discover how to save around 40% of energy per year.

Categories: Efficiency, Business

Communities: Bennington, Brattleboro, Middlebury, South Burlington, Windsor

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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, Efficiency

Communities: Burlington

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