energy
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Regulators OK 5.5% GMP rate hike
The billing change, ordered late last month by Vermont’s Public Utility Commission, will take effect Oct. 1.
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Lightshift eyeing new Vergennes locations for its huge battery
The energy storage company is exploring new sites in the city for a 4.99 megawatt battery storage facility.
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Vergennes Eco & Energy Fair showcases local solutions for a cleaner future
The fourth annual fair on the City Green this past Saturday demonstrated ways residents can work toward a green future.
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Vergennes battery project on hold
The company did not elaborate on what a pause means for the project.
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Scott should grab victory on education, then address health care & energy costs
There’s a huge disconnect between the Scott administration’s affordability mantra and reality.
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Climate Matters: Working together in ways large & small creates big change
“Addressing climate change leans heavy on the “unity’ part, on our ability and willingness to pull together.”
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Opinion: Electricity is the right choice for wastewater treatment plant
“I think it’s likely that over the next ten to twenty years, running the drying operation at our treatment plant on electricity will both reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
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Addison County Regional Eco & Energy Fair to take place June 13
Vergennes’ annual eco-fair will feature local energy groups, clean-energy vendors, food, music and community activities on the City Green.
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Encore Renewable Energy powers up first energy storage system at Middlebury College
Middlebury College recently installed a battery energy storage system on South Street Extension to lower costs during peak energy demand and increase grid flexibility.
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Energy solutions on display at the Addison County Regional Energy Fair
Attendees can learn about heat pumps, solar panels, EVs, home weatherization, energy efficiency, and municipal energy retrofits at the upcoming Addison County Regional Energy Fair.
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Community Forum: The coming energy shortage — we must act
Even with strong efficiency measures and our admirable New England frugality, we are an electricity-thirsty society. The transition from an 80% fossil fuel energy supply to electricity is…
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New initiative seeks public’s help in boosting renewable energy policies in Vermont
Vermonters are invited to give feedback to regulators while they consider comprehensive adjustments to Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard.
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Letter to the editor: Data centers drain electricity
We were lately in Millinocket, Maine, where one of the largest paper mills in the world closed in 2008, and wondered, after we got home, what was going…
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Opinion: Vermont not so green when it comes to ‘green’ energy
What, isn’t Vermont “Green”? Of course it is, right? Wrong. Green Mountain Power, which is owned by a Canadian natural gas distributor and supplies 70% of Vermont with…
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Forward-looking groups partner to create new climate & energy guide
ADDISON COUNTY — Now that many local residents recognize the threat of climate change, what can they do about it? How do they navigate constantly emerging technologies or…
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Wastewater-to-energy plant gets state’s OK
MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Public Utility Commission has OK’d a New Hampshire company’s proposal to build a facility in Middlebury’s industrial park that will convert wastewater from area…