Friday, May 24, 2013
Increasing energy costs have a major effect on the bottom line for our country's farms. With electricity rates increasing annually, it has become critical to a farm’s future to do what...
The body of evidence that demonstrates the benefits of solar net metering to retail electric customers continues to grow. From California and Texas to New York and now Vermont, there is a growing stack of reports that make the financial case for greater...
This story was published Dec 25, 2012 in the Rutland Herald. AllEarth Renewables enters new partnerships across VT, eyes U.S. expansion By Sara Widness A Williston company that began...
If there’s any place that understands the impacts of climate change first-hand, it’s the Katrina-flooded Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. With the help of a new solar system, a 9th Ward...
Almost every state in the country has net metering laws on the books. But only a few states allow a lesser-known policy that is critical for the expansion of distributed renewables, particularly community-scale solar — that’s aggregate, virtual, or group...
In 1998 when Bill Suhr bought Champlain Orchards in Shoreham, Vt. he anticipated harvesting apples, and lots of them. Suhr is now also harvesting the sun with two new 60kW solar orchards...
Vermont’s pioneering solar registration program, which caught the attention of the national solar industry and policymakers last year, has been expanded. The program is providing a national model for reducing costly and time-consuming local solar permitting....
While in Vermont last month, President Obama called for a "doubling down" in support of clean energy. Prior to taking the stage before thousands of Vermonters, he was introduced by Jeanne Morrissey, the head of a local contracting company. Most spectators...
Eleven days from solar application to install. Seems like a dream for solar installers? Well, it’s not. Vermont has recently implemented a first-in-the-nation registration process for small solar systems. The program is providing a national model...
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