The three northern New England states spend $8.2 billion annually on imported fossil fuels.
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont could significantly cut the $8.2 billion they annually spend importing fossil fuels by transitioning to clean energy, according to a new report.
“Advancing Clean Energy Investment in Northern New England” says investing in clean energy
Let’s take a look at a real 1950 ranch house in Jericho, Vermont. The homeowners, one recently retired from the Vermont Air National Guard and one a bookkeeper at a local school district, recently completed a Zero Energy Now (ZEN) project to get their home off fossil fuels and nearly eliminate their
Though some may talk about transportation, thermal, and electricity as equal parts of Total Energy, each energy sector is unique in Vermont when it comes to relative energy use, emissions produced, and the energy burden (share of total energy costs for Vermonters) each creates. On all counts, transportation is the biggest challenge.
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Because 78% of Vermonters were heating their homes with fossil fuels, Vermonters spent nearly an extra $240 million in 2018 on heating fuel than if we were getting 100% of our heat from renewable sources. Of that, over $185 million left the Vermont economy entirely.
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Our 2018 Annual Progress Report will be released on Monday, March 4th. Check this website for a link on Monday. Then, join EAN and VECAN for a webinar to review the results of EAN’s 2018 in-depth analysis of where Vermont stands in terms of meeting its statutory climate action and comprehensive energy plan goals.
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