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Efficiency Vermont has recently announced two programs that provide low-interest (0% to 1.99%) financing for making home energy improvements, including energy audits and weatherization, cold climate heat pumps and water heaters, pellet boilers and furnaces, and much more. Efficiency Vermont received DOE funding to buy down the interest rates on their Property Assessed Clean Energy […] The Weatherization Assistance Program is available for low-income households in all 50 states and is funded by the US Department of Energy. Comprehensive services are provided by a network of Community Action Agencies that serve all areas of New Hampshire. Details about the program can be found at bit.ly/NH-program-details. If you work with one of […] The NHEC’s first pole setting on December 4, 1939 in Lempster, NH. By George Harvey In the 1930s, getting electricity to a farm was expensive. It cost $2000 to $3000 per mile to bring power from the nearest utility pole to a farm, and very few people could afford it. Unsurprisingly, most of […] Photo by Ellen Strauss, architect. New window technologies have improved both efficiency and comfort. We also have an ever-expanding range of options. Selecting the right window for a home requires tradeoffs among efficiency and other issues to achieve the most desirable results, so understanding of some basic energy concepts is essential. An Interview with the owner of a net zero house Original old house. Photo by Joanne Coons By Green Energy Times Staff Can you briefly describe what a Net Zero energy home is? It makes more energy than we use. When or how did you first hear about Net Zero energy homes? […]
Solarize NY Capital Region Campaign. Photo courtesy of Solarize Albany. By Stephen Andersen Citizens are working with fellow citizens to bring solar energy into their communities. Today, volunteer “Solarize” campaigns are growing in popularity throughout New York, giving both residents and businesses new options for installing solar power while saving money. […] By Joanne Coons Historically we controlled the candle, the fireplace, the horse. For a century we have incorporated cleaner on- demand energy to providers and now we are dependent on them. Convenient! Flip the switch! Today with new technology and the Sun providing us with more than enough energy even at our latitude to cover […] More Efficient than Air-source Heat Pumps By George Harvey There was a time when farms often had fish ponds on them, and many could be used for heat. This is a fish farm in Sainte-Famille, ile d’Orleans, Quebec. Photo Selbymay, Wikimedia Commons. Regular readers of Green Energy Times probably do not […] Wednesday, May 6 Do Cold Climate Heat Pumps Make Sense for You? Cold climate heat pumps have rapidly emerged as a promising technology for Vermont. Come to a workshop to learn about heat pump options for both hot water and space heating to see if they make sense for your home. This workshop will cover […] The winds blowing across western Addison County, a part of Vermont with rich agricultural history, are now helping to generate more clean electricity thanks to Green Mountain Power’s third community-scale wind turbine at the Nea-Tocht farm in Ferrisburg. The Nea-Tocht farm is owned by the VanderWey family who milk 250 dairy cows. The family […] |
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