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This Week: DPS Supports Town Plans, Rutland & BTV Solar, Rally Coverage & More…
***EVENT NOTICES***On Sunday morning the Lowell Mountain Occupiers are inviting Vermonters to come hike the mountain and see the Lowell wind project first hand. Hiking starts at 10AM and is highly...
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This Week: Siting Commission Meeting, Rutland Solar, Opinions & More…
Governor Shumlin’s recently created Vermont Energy Generation Siting Policy Commission held its first meeting Wednesday afternoon. The meeting featured administration officials talking about various...
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This Week: Lowell Noise, Banner Protests, Events, Opinions & More…
This week thirty-two neighbors of the Lowell wind project reported being impacted by “horrendous” and “unbearable” noise while 15 of the 21 turbines were operating. Some described the noise “like a...
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This Week: Grafton Meeting, Turbine Construction, Solar, Opinions & More…
Over 100 Vermonters packed into a small community room Monday night in Grafton to discuss the proposed Iberdrola wind project slated for the nearby ridgeline. The meeting included a presentation by Ben...
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This Week: Georgia Fines, Brandon Heating, Braithwaite Case Dropped & More…
Last December Chris Braithwaite, a reporter and publisher at the Barton Chronicle was arrested at the Lowell wind power site. His arrest came at the same time six Vermonters protesting the project were...
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This Week: Thank You, Wind Moratorium, Grandpa’s Knob, VEC Vote & More…
A big thank you to everyone that donated to our “Hire a Lobbyist” fundraising campaign. We saw a great response to our email last week and we are almost there! It is super important that we raise money...
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This Week: Wind Moratorium Introduced, Windham MET Towers, Action...
On Thursday Senators Benning and Hartwell introduced legislation at a press conference that would place a moratorium on further utility-scale wind development in Vermont. At the press conference the...
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This Week: S. 30 Moves On, Biomass Makes News, Solar Projects Galore & More…
S. 30, the bill that makes important changes to the way utility-scale wind projects would be permitted in Vermont, moved out of the Senate Finance Committee today and on to Senate Appropriations. Over...
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This Week: Town Meeting Results, Wind and Biomass Opinions, S. 30 Action & More…
Several Vermont towns addressed renewable energy projects this week during Town Meeting Day. The Burlington Free Press reported that Newark, Lowell, and Grafton all had wind related issues on the...
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This Week: Urgency of S. 30, Energy Events, Solar, Opinions & More…
The energy development bill S. 30 passed the Senate Appropriations Committee today and looks to be headed to a vote in the full Senate next week. The bill is worthy of your support because it:...
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This Week: S. 30 Passes Senate, Solar Growth, Opinions & More…
Great news! S. 30 passed the Senate yesterday with a voice vote. The bill will now move on to the House. This is great news because the bill will: Offer a structured venue to continue the dialogue...
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This Week: VEC Worried About Wind, PACE in Cavendish, S. 30 in HNRE, Opinions...
Utility-scale wind continues to make news in the NEK as utility operators grapple with its implications. Last week, Vermont Electric Cooperative head David Hallquist said his utility would oppose...
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This Week: S. 30 Passes House, Wind Health Testimony, Seneca MET Towers,...
The big news this week is that S. 30, the bill introduced as a moratorium on utility-scale wind development,passed the House. The House version differs substantially from the Senate version. It calls...
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This Week: PUP Launches, Statehouse Update, Siting Commission Final Report,...
Last week I sent you an email alerting you to the launch of our Power Up Program, or PUP for short. Through PUP we are providing homeowners with the option to purchase solar systems at rates similar to...
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This Week: S. 30 Becomes Law, New Hydro, More Solar Options, Opinions & More…
Great news! Senate 30 has been signed into law by Governor Shumlin. It is now officially known as Act 38. The law requires the energy committees from both the House and Senate to meet over the Summer...
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This Week: Solar Projects, PUP Presentation, Energy Studies and More…
I’ll be presenting on solar options for homeowners this Wednesday at the Maclure Library in Pittsford at 6:30PM. We’ll review the programs and the incentives available and include details of our Power...
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This Week: Solar 101, Wind Tours, Siting Meeting, Opinions & More…
We had a great turnout in Pittsford for our first “Your Solar Options” presentation. The hour long discussion reviewed the fundamentals of going solar for homeowners and offered folks an opportunity to...
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This Week: Wind Noise, Solar Explosion, RECs, Total Energy & More…
This past week the Department of Public Service released an overview of the results of their independent noise monitoring of the Sheffield wind project. The report was conducted over 3 days at a cost...
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This Week: Solarfest Recap, Net-Metering, Solar Explosion, Wind Noise & More…
Thank you to everyone that came out to Solarfest this year and visited us. We had a fantastic time. We spoke with over 150 Vermonters and visitors concerned about appropriate renewable energy...
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This Week: Rendezvous Roundup, Seneca MET Towers, Net-Metering Dust Up, and...
I had a great experience last Saturday at the Rendezvous in Irasburg. The event pulled together energy activists from all over the Northeast. The goal of the event was to start a new conversation about...
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