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VECAN Spring Summit

 

 

 

The June 3rd Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Spring Summit is coming right up, and we hope you plan to join us! We also are excited to share a few updates that might make it even more enticing to do so…

 

After light breakfast fare and informal networking, we […]

Last Call: Join Hinesburg Community Solar Project

For the past eight months, the Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op of Middlebury has been marketing shares in a proposed community solar project, Acorn Energy Solar 4 (AES4), to be located on the closed Hinesburg landfill in Vermont Electric Cooperative’s (VEC) service territory. Acorn has agreed with its builder, Aegis Renewable Energy of Waitsfield, that […]

ATTENTION! Last chance to join the Hinesburg, VT community solar!

Due to the requirements of the contract with our project builder, Aegis Renewable Energy, Inc., unless we are able to complete the sale of at least 75% of AES4 to Series B investors by Thursday, April 20, 2023, Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op will be forced to cease marketing its community solar project in Hinesburg (AES4).

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Op-ed: Affordable Heat Act would be a gift to Vermont Gas Systems

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Stuart Blood: Affordable Heat Act would be a gift to Vermont Gas Systems

7 March 2023

Affordable Heat Act would be a gift to Vermont Gas Systems

Stuart Blood, op-ed

Almost 99% of the natural gas that Vermont Gas Systems delivers to customers is fossil fuel. The ironically misnamed Affordable Heat […]

REV2023 Conference RFP is Live!

Save the date & submit your RFP!

The 2023 REV Conference will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, October 18 & 19 in Burlington, VT.

Want to be a part of the largest gathering of its kind in the region? Take a moment to review the RFP guidelines and submit […]

Electric School Bus Demo Tour

Learn about the fuel and maintenance savings, zero-tailpipe emissions, and many other benefits. Experience firsthand the battery electric bus range, charging process, and handling in our northern New England climate and terrain.

 

Click to register: White River Junction, VT St. Johnsbury, VT Berlin, VT Bethlehem, VT Bradford, VT […]

Maybe a Real Climate Solution?

Join Us for a Climate Solution Conversation Thursday, March 2 at 7 PM

Lots of false solutions to climate chaos are being touted here in Vermont by the same market-driven forces that brought us the mess in the first place. Reducing our own overly consumptive habits – no doubt, a serious challenge for most […]

VECAN Workshop on Thermal Energy Networks

We hope you join us today at noon for the next webinar in VECAN’s 2023 Winter Workshop Series – Keeping Vermonters Warm… and Cool: The Potential of Thermal Energy Networks.

Geothermal and other kinds of thermal energy networks are some of the cleanest, most efficient, safest, and healthiest ways to heat and cool buildings. […]

VEC Customers: Community Solar Zoom Weekly Event

Community Solar Opportunity Zoom When: Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Enjoy the benefits of solar without installing it on your roof or in your backyard.

The Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op of Middlebury, VT is offering shares in a new community solar array planned for the closed landfill in Hinesburg.

This […]

Affordable Heat Act Advances Unanimously through Vermont Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee

Affordable Heat Act Advances Unanimously through Vermont Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee

On February 17, 2023, in a huge victory for climate action and addressing Vermont’s second largest source of climate pollution – the thermal heating sector – the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee voted 5-0 to advance the Affordable […]