Total Energy News – August 2019
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Your Update on Vermont and National Energy News
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Greetings!
While there’s still plenty of Summer left to enjoy, we’re already looking ahead to the EAN Summit this Fall, which will be held on Thursday, September 26th at Champlain College in Burlington. You’ll receive a registration email for the Summit soon but, for now, please be sure to save the date.
In the meantime, over the next month we are asking Network members to
submit pitches to be shared with legislative and administration leaders and other Network members during the Summit.
Over the past year, EAN’s Vermont Energy Future Initiative has worked to
identify and fill gaps in research and to elevate strategic opportunities for breakthrough energy progress in Vermont. Building on the work of the Initiative, we are particularly interested to receive pitches focused on moving our transportation and thermal sectors off fossil fuels, especially with policy and regulatory tools, public engagement efforts, and/or workforce development strategies.
Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.
We look forward to receiving your pitches by August 30th – here’s the link if you want to get started now:
https://eanvt.org/2019pitch/
Thanks,
Jared
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NY Leads on Climate
Governor Cuomo signed a sweeping energy and climate law, putting New York in a leadership position among states taking action on climate change and renewable energy.
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Transportation & Climate Initiative
The Northeastern States participating in TCI are hard at work figuring out how a cap & trade program for transportation might work.
US Energy News,
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Climate and Health
Leading Washington State physicians share why climate change is the biggest public health risk for humans, while supporting broader renewable energy and climate change efforts.
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EAN has modeled one path for how Vermont could achieve our Paris Climate Agreement commitment based on currently available energy technologies and proven best practices. Getting to the Paris commitment would require
all
of these efforts, plus 20% more from additional measures. For example, if Vermont put fewer than 90,000 EVs on the road, we would have to make up the difference in another area in order to meet the commitment.
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Save the Date!
EAN’s 2019 Network Summit is coming up on
Thursday, September 26th at Champlain College in Burlington, VT
. Learn more about the pitch process and
submit your pitch
to present to Legislative, Administration, and Network leaders at the Summit.
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Member Spotlight: Richard Faesy
“We’d like to think our work on advancing heat pumps, energy code development, implementation of Zero Energy Now, legislative advocacy and multiple papers, presentations and pitches have helped Vermont move closer to our energy goals. And, our net zero office demonstrates how
even in Vermont, we can produce 100% of our energy from the roof
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The Vermont Total Energy Ticker
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New Weatherization Incentives
Efficiency Vermont and partners launched increased weatherization incentives for moderate-income Vermonters. A new proceeding will look at an “all-fuels” utility.
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PUC Looks to Increase EVs
The Vermont Public Utilities Commission recently issued their report on the electric vehicle investigation, finding that a significant statewide effort will be necessary to meet the CEP goals.
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More E-Buses in VT
Advanced Transit in the Upper Valley is the latest transit operator to successfully secure Federal grant funding to purchase two to four electric transit buses for commuters.
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Have an upcoming event or news story to share?
Let us know.
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