Green Energy Times

PACE – the Property Assessed Clean Energy program – is ready to move forward in Vermont. Many of you are already working hard to make that happen. We want to help ensure you have access to the support and resources you need to do that.

Biomass-heated schools displace more than a million gallons of heating oil each year in VT. Conference with tour this week – Jan. 16, 2012, Montpelier, VT

Increase your commitment to saving energy and moving toward renewables this year. Here are a few resources to help you.

Win a free home energy assessment, worth $450 at a FREE Home Energy Expo on Nov. 5th – Thetford, VT

The newest issue of Green Energy Times (G.E.T.) – October 15, 2011 is available on-line and in a town near you this week!

When: Jan. 30, 7:00 pm Where: Thetford Hill Congregational Church The Thetford Energy Committee’s “Warmth in the Winter” film series returns! Fuel is an amazing, personal journey of oil use and abuse as it examines wide-ranging energy solutions other than oil, the faltering US auto and petroleum industries, and the latest stirrings of the American [...]

Sponsored by the Tunbridge, VT Energy Committee When: Sunday, December 5th, from 1-4PM Where: Tunbridge, VT Town Hall. This informative, hands-on energy-saving workshop will enlist community volunteers to fabricate 20+ simple shrink-wrap interior “storms” that will be installed in Tunbridge’s Library, the Town Hall and the Town Offices. In addition to potentially saving the town [...]

This year’s Local Energy Alternatives Festival (L.E.A.F.) is scheduled for September 18, from 9 am to 4:30 pm. The festival will be followed by a Gubernatorial Candidate’s Forum on Vermont’s Energy Future. Most activities will be in or near the Bradford Academy Building on Rte 5, with many activities scheduled throughout the downtown. There will [...]

Are window shades the solution to our nation’s energy crisis? “Of course not” says Gordon Clements, president of Gordon’s Window Décor, manufacturer of EcoSmart insulating shades, “But they can play a huge role in the move towards energy independence.” To Gordon Clements and his team, energy independence can only be achieved by cutting consumption. “All [...]

proposals for Weatherization Formula Grants to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons