solar
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Letter to the editor: There’s beauty in solar panels
They produce clean renewable energy over which no wars will be fought.
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Letter to the editor: Kudos for the solar coverage
Andy Kirkaldy’s story makes clear something that usually gets lost in these accounts: this array would replace an operation that uses huge amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus which…
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Letter to the editor: Panton solar proposal is too big
I could just break down and cry at the thought of 300 acres of beautiful farmland being turned into ugly solar panels!
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Panton grapples with plan for Vt.’s largest solar field
There is no question about one element of the 50-megawatt solar array that is proposed for land west of Route 22A in Panton. At 300 acres, mostly now farmland,…
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Panton solar, the big picture
As folks in Panton discuss a 50-megawatt solar array that Freepoint Commodities is proposing to put up west of Route 22A and south of West Road, the local…
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Editorial: A note on H.289 and net metering
Community solar is simply the ability for an individual to participate in solar usage if their own lot or circumstances prevent them from being able to place any…
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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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Lincoln Library goes solar, carbon-free
When it came time to replace its 22-year-old boiler earlier this year, the Lincoln Library had to make a crucial decision: stick with heating with oil, or switch…
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Climate Matters: A case for on-site solar
Regular Climate Matters columnist Mike Roy sat down with Ian Phair of Cornwall to learn more about his new solar power venture, Vermont Solar Fund LLC.
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Starksboro is exploring town solar
The Starksboro Energy Committee is exploring the possibility of placing solar panels on the pavilion’s roof once it’s completed, along with studying other options for meeting the town’s…
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Cornwall thinks green with solar on its town hall
Cornwall’s 142-year-old town hall could soon be capped with a 21st century crown of solar panels aimed at saving local taxpayers money while encouraging them to make similar…
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Lincoln library selected to receive a solar grant
The Lincoln Library was recently selected as one of only four libraries across the U.S. and Canada to receive a 2022 EBSCO Solar Grant.
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Big solar array pitched in Middlebury
A developer is seeking state permission to install a 2.2-megawatt solar farm on land off Halladay Road and Middle Road South in Middlebury.
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Letter to the editor: Fight Putin and go solar now
I am fighting against Putin and the energy cartels by going solar.
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Climate Matters: Learning to love ugly
This summer several tons of steel, glass and silicon will arrive near my side yard. This will be assembled, noisily, into a 30-acre power plant that will reduce…
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Solar field on Bristol landfill goes live
Renewable energy supporters were all aglow in Bristol this past Saturday as they celebrated the completion of Bristol Community Solar, a 500kWh array built on the site of…