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Communities are Going Solar

North Hampton, NH

 

By Green Energy Times staff

Solarize UpperValley has had some results. In the inaugural round running from March through June, 120 homeowners added 638 kilowatts (kW) of solar capacity.

 

The breakdown for the towns in Round One is as follows:

Westford, Vermont

Plainfield, New Hampshire: 9 […]

Ten New Towns Launch Round Two

in Efforts to Solarize the Upper Valley

Volunteers and community members celebrate the success of Solarize Cornish-Plainfield. Photos courtesy Vital Communities.

By Allison E. Rogers Furbish

Residents and small businesses in 10 towns will have the opportunity to participate in Vital Communities’ successful Solarize Upper Valley program this fall and winter.

Volunteers in […]

Brattleboro Time Trade – Using Community Currency

By Abigail Mnookin

Brattleboro Time Trade’s mission is to create strong networks of support by connecting people who use their energy, time and talents to help each other and their community. The time banking model allows for the exchange of “Time Credits,” a type of community currency that anyone can earn by helping another member […]

Bernie Says it All! Will Capitol Hill Listen?

Sanders Backs EPA Curbs on Power Plant Pollution

WASHINGTON, July 30 – At a news conference on Capitol Hill and in testimony at an Environmental Protection Agency public hearing, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today strongly endorsed an EPA proposal to limit carbon pollution from power plants to curb global warming.

“If we do not […]

NH Local Energy Work Group Webinar

The NH Local Energy Work Group provides the Local Energy Solutions ( LES) Training Series comprised of 3 main categories: energy efficiency; renewable energy; and, climate change. The July webinar addresses the issues of generating community interest and support for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. A summary of the webinar and a link […]

How A Community Became 100% Renewable

G.E.T. Staff

Freiamt is technically a town, though in fact it is a collection of five small villages. It sits in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, the Black Forest, about 20 minutes from Freiburg am Breisgau. The 4300 citizens, like those of many other German communities, are moving toward 100% reliance on renewable sources […]

Solarize Upper Valley Recruits Additional Towns

By Allison E. Rogers Furbish

Bailey-Kellogg – 3.5kW – Strafford, VT

“You took down all the barriers and made it easy.”

“What an exciting time for us – we’ve just become our own power company!”

“I’ve been thinking about solar for a while now. This program is […]

Green Bike Project

By Daniel Hoviss

 

The Putney Green Bike project was conceived by the Putney (Vermont) Energy Committee. A lot of people had bikes going unused in storage, while others needed to get out of their cars and onto other forms of transportation. As the price of gas spiked to aver $4.25 a gallon, the program […]

Effective Community Engagement to Support Energy Projects in NH

On July 16th, 2014, the New Hampshire Local Energy Work Group (NHenergy.org) will host a Local Energy Solutions Webinar in support of the energy projects in New Hampshire.

Are you looking for more community interest, understanding or support for your energy projects? Take your passion and expertise about energy issues and share it with your […]

Stowe Community Solar Drive launched

RGS Energy and Sunward officially launched their Stowe Community Solar Drive on March 26 at the Stowe Energy & Climate Action Network (Stowe CAN) Green Drinks event. Stowe CAN supports RGS and Sunward’s efforts in helping Stowe citizens be proactive about the region’s energy and climate future.

The Community Solar Drive assists homeowners in financing […]