Post Mills — As Vermont’s ever-shifting energy landscape continues to shake up the renewable energy sector, a community solar array coming online this month will showcase a new twist on existing financial models. “This is a hybrid,” said Dori Wolfe, whose company,...
VTDigger & Valley News: Scott Trades Ideas With Climate Commission – by Elizabeth Gribkoff
Montpelier — Gov. Phil Scott met with his climate action commission on Monday to hear ways Vermont can curb carbon emissions while spurring economic development and energy affordability. It marked the first time the governor met with the full board he appointed last...
The Bridge: Vermont’s Renewable Energy Use Increases, But Not Enough Says Report – by Phil Todd
As of 2017, Vermont’s energy use was 20 percent renewable, up from 12 percent renewable in 2010, according to the 2017 Annual Report by the Energy Action Network (EAN). That’s a 66-percent increase in seven years, but the annual report says that this pace of increase...
Seven Days: Climate Redaction: Report’s Slow Roll Sparks Skepticism – by John Walters
Roughly one year ago, with much fanfare, Gov. Phil Scott created the Vermont Climate Action Commission, whose charge was to produce recommendations for fighting climate change in Vermont. The commission was greeted with a fair bit of skepticism, partly because Scott's...
WCAX: How should Vermont Tackle Climate Change?
By Neal Goswami, Link to original story and video MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) There are now 53 recommendations sitting with Vermont's governor on how the state should tackle climate change. But some say those aren't enough. The state has ambitious goals to reduce carbon...
VTDigger: Vermont not meeting renewable energy goals, report says
By Elizabeth Gribkoff. Link to original story Vermont is falling short of its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate renewable energy, according to the Energy Action Network. The group said in its annual report released Tuesday that only 20...