Existing policy not enough to meet Vermont’s energy and emissions commitments, report says Vermonters stand to benefit from renewable heat, electric vehicles A new Progress Report released today by Energy Action Network (EAN) highlights how meeting Vermont’s energy...
How Homeowners Benefit
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...
The Energy Conversation is a Climate and Equity Conversation
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)...
Dollars spent on fossil fuels
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....
2018 Annual Progress Report to be released on Monday, March 4th
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...