Heat and Transportation Efficiency Utilities Anne Watson, Montpelier City Councilor Let’s expand the mission of our current efficiency utilities or create new ones to cover #2 Fuel Oil, Propane, and Transportation. Pitch Summary: Just like Efficiency Vermont helps...
The ESSEX Plan: An Economy-Strengthening Strategic Energy eXchange
The ESSEX Plan: An Economy-Strengthening Strategic Energy eXchange Ashley Orgain, et al, Seventh Generation, and Friends A Vermont-specific, future-oriented economic development strategy to strengthen the economy, prioritize the most vulnerable, and harness the...
Invest in active transportation to create a complete and connected transportation system that ties in our land use policies to improve public health, quality of life, mobility and access while reducing emissions
Pitch Summary: Today’s streets are designed to prioritize one mode of transportation – the motor vehicle. As a result, our streets, which were once avenues of commerce and places of connection, have become about moving cars rather than connecting people to places....
Vermont Energy Code Enhancements
Pitch Summary: As Vermont updates the Residential Building Energy Standards (RBES) and Commercial Building Energy Standards (CBES), incorporate standards for newly constructed buildings that support Vermont’s Comprehensive Energy Plan. Phase in the base energy code to...
Driving on Sunshine: Dynamic Rates & Electric Vehicle Charging
Pitch Summary: Specialized, dynamic, competitive, clear, and strategically located electric vehicle charging rates and infrastructure will encourage new private investment and increase use of electric vehicles in Vermont. Smart and consistent rate design can...
Transforming Vermont’s Energy and Economy
Pitch Summary: Vermont has the tools, foundation, and resources already in place to jumpstart our economy and transform our energy system. The key is to repurpose Efficiency Vermont, such that it is no longer focused primarily on the delivery of energy savings – but...