Two years ago, due in part to hundred of comments from VPIRG supporters, Vermont set a goal of getting 90% of our energy from renewable sources by 2050. Now, the State is assembling another report that could impact Vermont energy policy for years to come. If the document that laid out 90% as Vermont’s goal- …
Vermont now ranks 9th in the country for solar installations per capita and we just tripled the amount of residential renewables in two years. That’s great news. But in order to ensure the state’s “net metering” law—which lets Vermonters go renewable, compensates you for the renewable power you produce and lets you keep “rollover” credit …
The Public Service Board (PSB) is deliberating about whether to grant Vermont Yankee a Certificate of Public Good for the next year. One thing’s for sure: We can’t let afford to let Entergy delay cleaning up the Vernon site. And the Board wants to hear from you! Starting at 7pm, public hearing will broadcast at …
The Public Service Board (PSB) is considering whether to grant Entergy a CPG for the next year. As >recent stories in the media have exposed, the PSB has some tough questions about the proposed agreement. There are no easy answers and no perfect solutions here. The fact is, the state has limited power over Entergy …
This session, VPIRG is working to defend clean energy from its opponents while building on and expanding Vermont’s most successful renewable energy program, “net metering.” We’ll also be fighting for funding to save Vermonters save money and cut down on our fossil fuel dependence by making it easier and more affordable for Vermonters to weatherize their homes.
Despite the growing chorus of opponents, the Vermont Public Service Board granted a Certificate of Public Good for the proposed fracked gas pipeline through Addison County, siding against the state’s largest environmental groups, a majority of public comments, and affected landowners.
In an editorial on Nov. 2,The Caledonian Record argued against building renewable wind projects in Vermont because “the science behind Shumlin’s ‘global warming’ fanaticism is, at best, unresolved.”1 In response, we ran an ad in their newspaper (politely) letting The Caledonian Record and its readers know that climate change is real, and that it is …
For Immediate Release: December 17, 2013 Montpelier, VT – A report released by the national Solar Energy Industries Association put Vermont ahead of all but four other states in the country for solar installed per person in quarter three of this year – the period from July through September. That achievement was made more remarkable …
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With our members’ help, we’re not about to let climate denial be a reason to avoid our responsibility to develop clean energy solutions right here in Vermont. In an editorial on Nov. 2, The Caledonian Record argued against building renewable wind projects in Vermont because “the science behind Shumlin’s ‘global warming’ fanaticism is, at best, unresolved.”¹ Well, denying …
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Comment and Debate: Wind is benign, renewable alternative Reprinted from The Burlington Free Press Nov. 25, 2013 10:06 PM Dylan Zwicky of Burlington is a clean energy associate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. As long as we continue to use energy, Vermonters should expect some debate over where that energy comes from. The …
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