Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Natural Burial Info Session – Burlington, VT, April 27

Car Sharing Webinar!

Car Sharing Programs: Improving Mobility with Shared Vehicles

Date & Time Apr 17, 2025 11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register here for the NEEP Webinar. Description Join NEEP for a webinar series on community transportation planning. In the first installment, we’ll dig in to how various car share models improve […]

Neighbor To Neighbor: Upper Valley Earth Week Open House 

WHAT: Residents of 10 Upper Valley communities invite their neighbors to come see and discuss the earth-friendly strategies they’ve adopted like solar power, electric vehicles, heat pumps, electric snow blowers, and much more. Neighbors talking to neighbors is the best way to learn from each other how to move toward a sustainable lifestyle at lowest […]

Encore Energy’s Impressive Storage Projects in Middlebury and Royalton, Vermont

South Street Storage, under construction, will stores eight megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy. (Encore Renewable Energy)

George Harvey

Encore Renewable Energy is a well-known solar developer based in Burlington, Vermont. Specializing in community-scale projects, it has completed 95 so far, and their combined capacity is nearly 100 megawatts.

Encore is […]

Introducing Steady Energy: A Solar Plus Storage Focus

The 5.82kW solar array, with 485 Watt bifacial panels, provides ample power for this off-grid system in northern Vermont, ensuring comfortable living with minimal generator reliance. (Catamount Solar)

G.E.T. Staff

Steady Energy may appear to be the new kid on the solar block, but it is rearing to go to deliver […]

From VNRC:

It’s been another busy week at the Vermont State House as the legislature gets closer to the mid-March crossover date–the halfway point of the session when bills pass from the chamber in which they were introduced to the opposite chamber. With this deadline quickly approaching, things are heating up.

This week, House Republican Minority […]

Middlebury College Moves Closer to 100% Renewable Energy

A solar array consisting of 15,348 panels was built at Middlebury College in pursuit of its goal to use 100 percent renewable energy. The solar array will accommodate 40 percent of the college’s electricity need. (Encore Renewable Energy)

Lauren Glickman and Jon Reidel

Representatives from Middlebury College, Encore Renewable Energy, […]

Catamount Solar Steadily Continues to Grow

A Catamount Solar commercial installation at Bardford Properties in Bradford, Vermont.

George Harvey

Jarred Cobb, the General Manager of Catamount Solar in Randolph, VT, told us of a new relationship that Catamount has taken up with Amicus Solar Cooperative. Before we get into the specifics of that, we might do well […]

ARPA Funds Help Putney Community Cares pay for Solar and Batteries

Putney Community Cares’ Red Barn with 12.6 kW rooftop arra. (Southern Vermont Solar)

George Harvey

A statement at the website of Putney Community Cares, Inc. (PCCI) says, “The mission of Putney Community Cares is to foster the health, well-being and independence of all members of our community, from newborns to our […]

Pursuing Climate Goals and a Path Forward in 2025

An Inspiring Interview with the 100% Renewables Burlington Electric Department

Darren Springer. (BED)

Michael J. Daley

In 2014, the city of Burlington, Vermont (the City) became the first city in the U.S. to achieve 100% renewable energy electricity supply. The Burlington Electric Department (BED, https://www.burlingtonelectric.com/) is Vermont’s largest municipally owned electric […]