Greetings!
It was great to see so many network members and public partners at our
2019 Energy Action Network Summit two weeks ago. We are working on next steps, including to help move forward some of the inspiring pitches that members shared. In the meantime, you can find documents, slides, and video footage from the Summit on our website.
With the arrival of colder weather, and the launch of Button Up Vermont, we are focused on the thermal energy sector this month. This installment of Total Energy News features stories of an announcement from the heating oil industry about emissions, models of how large institutions like universities can lead in energy and emission reductions through their buildings, and a defense of wood heat in the transition to renewable, low-emissions thermal energy solutions.
All of this helps set the stage for an event that EAN will co-host on November 6th with VTDigger about the future of thermal energy in our state – Heating Vermont: Solutions for our Health, Economy, and Climate. The event will be held at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury. See more on this event, as well as our next
Leveraging Change Speaker Series, below.
Looking forward to seeing many of you at the
REV Conference today and tomorrow!
The EAN Team
Total Energy News – October 2019
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Your Update on Vermont and National Energy News
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Greetings!
It was great to see so many network members and public partners at our
2019 Energy Action Network Summit two weeks ago. We are working on next steps, including to help move forward some of the inspiring pitches that members shared. In the meantime, you can find documents, slides, and video footage from the Summit on our website. With the arrival of colder weather, and the launch of
Button Up Vermont, we are focused on the thermal energy sector this month. This installment of Total Energy News features stories of an announcement from the heating oil industry about emissions, models of how large institutions like universities can lead in energy and emission reductions through their buildings, and a defense of wood heat in the transition to renewable, low-emissions thermal energy solutions. All of this helps set the stage for an event that EAN will co-host on November 6th with VTDigger about the future of thermal energy in our state – Heating Vermont: Solutions for our Health, Economy, and Climate. The event will be held at the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury. See more on this event, as well as our next Leveraging Change Speaker Series, below.
Looking forward to seeing many of you at the
REV Conference today and tomorrow! Best,
The EAN Team
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NE Heating Oil Industry Looks to Biodiesel
The industry sees fuels made from vegetable oils, animal fats, and other sources as a path toward their recent resolution to reduce carbon emissions by 15% by 2023, 40% by 2030, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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UC Investments Going Fossil Free
The University of California’s investment strategy takes stakeholder views into account, but its divestment program is primarily based on the belief that fossil fuel investments present a financial risk.
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How Penn State is Halving GHG Emissions
In the struggle to address global warming, Penn State University is having remarkable success. It’s growing, with tens of thousands of people, yet its greenhouse emissions have been dropping dramatically.
And those reductions have paid for themselves.
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Heating Fuel Pricing
Prices for fossil fuels like propane and fuel oil have historically been the highest and most volatile. Because 78% of VTers 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.
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Save the Date!
EAN is partnering with VTDigger to host a panel discussion with state leaders about the future of how we heat our homes and buildings. The event will take place on
Wednesday, November 6th from 6:30 – 8:00 at the Fairbanks Museum
in St. Johnsbury. More info to come!
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Member Spotlight: Maura Adams
“Every building that converts to Automated Wood Heat supports our forest economy and reduces greenhouse gases. The 163 boilers we’ve helped install have generated $3.5 million for the region, and that impact grows larger every year.”
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The Vermont Total Energy Ticker
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Beyond the Rhetoric: Wood Heat and Climate Change
The Northern Forest Center responds to “
media stories that mischaracterize the carbon impact of using wood in our [New England] context.”
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VT Will Not Meet Its 2028 Emissions Goals. Now what?
Democratic lawmakers and one of the governor’s top environmental officials concede the near-term goal will not be met and discuss possible paths forward.
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NE utilities aim to ‘crush and flatten’ system peaks as DERs boost grid efficiency
Distributed Energy Resource (DER) providers and utilities have found shared market interests in New England, leading to cooperative BYO Device programs that provide a range of benefits for customers and the power system.
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