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Burlington Home Energy Tour

Tour Burlington energy-efficient homes on Saturday, October 7.

Categories: Heat, Electricity, Efficiency

Communities: Burlington

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Join the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition

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: Efficiency, Business, Municipality, Farm, Faith Based Institution, 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

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Trapp Family Lodge saves energy

"Efficiency Vermont took the time to educate us and present us with various options, including payback projections." WALTER FRAME, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR, TRAPP FAMILY LODGE, STOWE

Categories: Electricity, Efficiency, Business

Communities: Stowe

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Vergennes Partnership Celebrate Successful Energy Efficiency Campaign

The Vergennes Partnership helped to pair Efficiency Vermont energy experts with homeowners, businesses, and municipal leaders to conduct business energy walk-throughs, one-on-one consultations, and educational energy workshops and presentations. This work has resulted in over 84,000 KWh of energy savings for businesses and over 14,000 KWh of energy savings for residences. These combined savings are enough to power approximately 14 average Vermont homes for one year.

Categories: Efficiency

Communities: Vergennes

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2017 Button Up Vermont – Sign Up Today!

Ready for wInter? Button Up Vermont is ready to help you! Stay warm and save money this season with these energy-saving solutions...and win prizes! Or if you'd like to help your neighbors do the same, sign up your community to participate. Read on for details...

Categories: Heat, Efficiency, Residence

Communities: Addison County Regional Planning Commission, Northeastern Vermont Development Association, Northwest Regional Planning Commission, Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission, Bennington County Regional Commission, Windham Regional Commission, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, Lamoille County Planning Commission, Rutland Regional Planning Commission, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission

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Vermont’s first net zero affordable housing development to be Built in Waltham

In the small community of Waltham, Vermont. Several community partners including Addison County Community Trust (ACCT), Cathedral Square Corporation (CSC), Green Mountain Power, sonnenBatterie, Vermod and others helped create Vermont’s first net zero affordable housing development.

Categories: Heat, Electricity, Residence

Communities: Waltham

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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: Electricity, Transportation, Business

Communities: Rutland Town

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