Resilience: The Role of Energy Storage in Meeting Vermont’s Energy Goals

Utility-scale batteries and other long-duration energy storage technology will need to be deployed on a large scale to stabilize Vermont's grid and meet demand when renewables like solar and wind are intermittent. Comprehensive planning with regional grid partners is necessary if all forms of energy storage are to work in concert to meet the needs of the grid.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Residential Rate Calculator

Could alternative electricity rates save customers money? This paper used a rate calculator and found that variable rates can in fact lower costs with no change in customer behavior. Utilities could use such a calculator to manage the electrical grid by incentivizing customers to use less or more energy at specific times.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Delivering Value to Commercial Customers with Load Shape Segmentation

Advanced meter data and analysis can identify commercial operations with similar energy use patterns, pinpointing untapped savings and finding customers well-suited to efficiency programs—delivering both savings and grid benefits.

Comfortable, Healthy, and Saving Money: Linking Building Occupants’ Health to Energy Efficiency Programs

Healthcare payers, like hospitals and health insurers, could leverage "energy plus health" strategies that realize health benefits from energy efficiency projects. Similarly, government institutions and philanthropic organizations could support vulnerable or marginalized communities and businesses with programs that reduce air pollution, improve indoor air quality, and boost housing safety and affordability through initiatives that consider both energy efficiency and health outcomes.

Efficiency workforce charts a path toward “No Emissions” in buildings

Efficiency Vermont Awarded Partner of the Year by EPA

“As we accelerate historic efforts to address climate change, public-private partnerships will be essential to realizing the scale of our ambition,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.  “I applaud this year’s ENERGY STAR award winners for working with EPA to deliver a clean energy future that saves American consumers and businesses money and creates jobs.”

Student Scholarships available to Better Buildings by Design

New weatherization financing program available for Vermonters

Shifting to EV? Time your charge with PowerShift

Annual weatherization campaign encourages Vermonters to Button Up for winter

Embodied and Operational Emissions in Retrofitting Vermont Homes

What's the "Carbon Smart" approach to weatherization?

Efficiency Vermont names ‘Energy Leaders’ among Vermont’s largest energy consumers

Efficiency Vermont seeks public input into three-year energy plan

Big incentive increase to help weatherize more Vermont homes

Up to 75% of projects’ costs covered for moderate-income customers

Healthy Homes Vermont 2021

Efficiency Vermont collaborated with regional hospitals and the Vermont Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to deliver energy-plus-health services to low-income households.

Efficiency Vermont announces 3rd annual appliance recycling offer

Limited-time program offers cash back for old-but-working appliances

Explorations in School Indoor Air Quality

Analyzing data from free indoor air quality monitors to study the effects of HVAC modifications in 11 Vermont schools.

Kingdom Brewing adapts through efficiency

Newport brewer one of 164 Vermont businesses helped by limited-time incentive to restart COVID-stalled projects

EPA names Efficiency Vermont ‘Partner of the Year’

Distinction recognizes ‘Sustained Excellence’ of longest-running statewide efficiency program

Clean energy workforce gathers to tackle building decarbonization

‘Best of the Best’ winners announced at conference