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Catamount Solar Partners with Amicus

Catamount Solar Joins Amicus Solar Cooperative, Strengthens Commitment to Sustainability and Collaboration

Catamount Solar is proud to announce its recent membership in the Amicus Solar Cooperative. Amicus was founded in 2011 to empower like-minded solar companies by pooling resources and expertise. Today, it’s a network of over 80 independent solar energy companies across North America […]

Catamount Solar Contributes $27,000 to 15 Community Organizations in 2024

Catamount Solar, Vermont’s only employee-owned solar installation company, is proud to share its support of local communities through its member giving program. Since the start of 2024, Catamount Solar has contributed $27,000 to 15 community organizations throughout the state, furthering its commitment to local wellbeing and sustainable energy.

“We believe that our success is tied […]

Used Plug-in Vehicles are Affordable

Chevy Bolts on display during National Drive Electric Week. (Flickr/Steve Rainwater

Wayne Michaud

For many of us, transportation is an important part of our lives. In more rural areas, transportation choices are usually more limited, leaving us with the most popular choice: the automobile. They get us to where we want to go, […]

Applications Open for VCRD’s Climate Catalysts Innovation Fund

The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) announces the opening of applications for the fourth competitive round of the Climate Catalysts Innovation Fund.

In collaboration with VLITE, Vermont Community Foundation’s Sunflower Fund and others, VCRD is supporting innovators in developing solutions that move Vermont closer to its climate and energy goals. The first […]

Vermont Legislature Enacts Landmark 100% Renewable Energy Bill

Current VT Renewable Energy Requirements versus New Requirements (Renewable Energy Vermont)

Peter Sterling

On June 17, the Vermont General Assembly overrode Governor Phil Scott’s veto to enact H.289 modernizing Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard requiring all Vermont utilities to deliver 100% renewable electricity by 2035 at the latest.

This makes Vermont just the second […]

Grant Funding Available for Ag and Forest Businesses in VT

The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) was awarded a 2024 Wood Innovation Grant from The United States Forest Services (USFS). The funds support Working Lands Businesses with up to $25,000 per project to install or upgrade AWH systems. FPR has $300,000 in grant funds to distribute to agriculture and forest products businesses […]

11th Annual Pedal Power to the People

Saturday, August 10th @ Fledgling Farmstead, Tunbridge, VT

Join us Saturday, August 10th at 213 Bicknell Hill Road in Tunbridge as we kick off an unforgettable day of Bikes, Backroads, and Birds at the Fledgling Farmstead in Tunbridge. Pedal your way through breathtaking Vermont towns as you support a fantastic cause – […]

Vermont Legislature Passes Historic Renewable Energy Bill

Peter Sterling, Renewable Energy Vermont

The Vermont Legislature took a significant step towards meeting its greenhouse gas reduction requirements by passing H289, the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Reform bill. This bill will make Vermont just the second state in the nation, along with Rhode Island, to mandate 100% renewable energy.

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VECAN Summit – June 1

We are less than two weeks away from our 2024 Spring Summit at Vermont Law and Graduate School in South Royalton. There are still some spots available to attend the Summit, so please register TODAY! The Summit is all about lifting up the amazing work you are all doing and finding new ways to […]

REV2024 Conference Request for Proposals is Open!

The REV2024 Conference will be on Wednesday and Thursday, October 16 & 17 in Burlington, VT

For two days each fall, hundreds of business leaders, policymakers, regulators, academics, and community organizers from throughout New England focus on building an equitable, integrated, 100% renewable energy economy. We hope to see you there!

Speaking Proposals Take a […]