CleanTechnica » Vermont http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Surprises In NREL State Study Of Where Solar Is Most Economical http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/surprises-nrel-state-study-solar-economical/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/surprises-nrel-state-study-solar-economical/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:00:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76634 Originally published on Solar Love. State by state, the effects of going solar are influenced by much more than how much the state naturally enjoys sunshine throughout the year. Going solar, according to new research by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, might be a more beneficial economic energy choice in states one does not expect to see at the top

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/governor-cuomo-announces-statewide-new-york-fracking-ban/feed/ 3 US Energy Efficiency Ranks Released: How’d Your State Do? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/us-energy-efficiency-ranks-released-howd-your-state-do/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/us-energy-efficiency-ranks-released-howd-your-state-do/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73818 Massachusetts and California top ACEEE's energy efficiency ranks for the fourth straight year while clear winners and losers stand out across America

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/us-energy-efficiency-ranks-released-howd-your-state-do/feed/ 21 Solar Landfills: One Person’s Trash Is Another’s Treasure http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/solar-landfills-one-persons-trash-anothers-treasure/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/solar-landfills-one-persons-trash-anothers-treasure/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:00:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73092 Rocky Mountain Institute. By Laurie Guevara-Stone. Green Mountain Power just broke ground on a 2 MW photovoltaic plant in Rutland, Vermont. While some other large PV systems planned for the area have met with strong opposition (some residents worry large, ground-mount solar arrays will be an eyesore on the state’s pastoral landscape), this project seems

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/23/100-renewable-energy-burlington-vt/feed/ 2 3D Solar Panel Printing, Integrating Solar Into Grid Not So Hard… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72098 Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) We focus a lot on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/feed/ 2 Both Red & Blue States Green On Energy, Stanford Says http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/red-blue-states-green-energy-stanford-says/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/red-blue-states-green-energy-stanford-says/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:11:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71778 With Congress squelching innovation in Washington, we need to look to the states for policies green on energy. A study released by Stanford University and the Hoover Institution this week (The State Clean Energy Cookbook: A Dozen Recipes for State Action on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) cites 12 innovative projects being implemented by almost 20

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/red-blue-states-green-energy-stanford-says/feed/ 5 Top 10 Solar Energy States Per Capita (US) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:34:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71382 Environment America Research and Policy Center recently released Lighting the Way, a fascinating hard numbers–based take on the US solar energy boom, the top states that fostered it last year, and what the others are up to. The research organization finds that the top 10 solar energy states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/feed/ 6 Sungevity Now Offering Solar In New Mexico & Vermont http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/sungevity-now-offering-solar-new-mexico-vermont/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/sungevity-now-offering-solar-new-mexico-vermont/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:03:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70344 Originally published on Solar Love. Residential solar provider Sungevity, Inc, headquartered in Oakland, CA, has announced that it has expanded its solar services into New Mexico and Vermont. This expansion mirrors the general growth trend for solar in the United States. In fact, Sungevity was ranked the third most productive residential solar installer in America, by a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/sungevity-now-offering-solar-new-mexico-vermont/feed/ 1 Despite Ohio Freeze, Renewable Energy Continues To Be Hot http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/10/despite-ohio-freeze-renewable-energy-continues-hot/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/10/despite-ohio-freeze-renewable-energy-continues-hot/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:30:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69266 By Michael Brower Last month, Ohio Governor Kasich signed legislation putting a two-year ‘freeze’ on the state’s proven, successful, and money-saving renewable energy standard. Doing so, he is moving Ohio backward as other states move forward, developing job-creating  CO2-neutral/CO2-light, clean renewable energy. This new state law freezes economic growth in a sector that employs 25,000

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/feed/ 23 Hawaii, Rhode Island, Vermont Take Serious Climate Adaptation Action http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/03/hawaii-rhode-island-vermont-take-serious-climate-adaptation-action/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/03/hawaii-rhode-island-vermont-take-serious-climate-adaptation-action/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:01:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69067 Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont have joined the growing number of states taking climate adaptation into their own hands in lieu of federal action

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/03/hawaii-rhode-island-vermont-take-serious-climate-adaptation-action/feed/ 1 California Leads Coalition Drivings Towards 3.3 Million ZEVs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/california-leads-coalition-drivings-towards-3-3-million-zevs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/california-leads-coalition-drivings-towards-3-3-million-zevs/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2014 12:50:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67707 A coalition of eight states, led by California, has laid out an 11 step plan to help bring a total of 3.3 million EVs to their roads by the year

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/california-leads-coalition-drivings-towards-3-3-million-zevs/feed/ 1 The Only Active Landfill In Vermont Goes Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/08/active-landfill-vermont-goes-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/08/active-landfill-vermont-goes-solar/#comments Thu, 08 May 2014 15:43:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66209 The only active landfill in Vermont, located in Coventry, Vt., is going solar—in stride with the rising trend of landfill solar development across the United States

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/08/active-landfill-vermont-goes-solar/feed/ 1 Solar Cooperatives Growing http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/29/solar-cooperatives-growth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/29/solar-cooperatives-growth/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:50:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65945 Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone While many people associate cooperatives with a place for hippies to buy organic food, the cooperative movement has actually grown far and wide, creating sustainable enterprises that generate jobs and strengthen local economies. Today, there are nearly 30,000 cooperatives in the United States, with more than 100 million members.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/vermont-boosts-solar-by-nearly-quadrupling-net-metering-cap/feed/ 6 Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin Signs Net Metering Expansion Bill http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/02/vermont-governor-peter-shumlin-signs-net-metering-expansion-bill/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/02/vermont-governor-peter-shumlin-signs-net-metering-expansion-bill/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:37:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64789 Last month, The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) announced big wins for solar in Washington and Utah. In Washington, utility-backed anti-competition legislation that would have given utilities monopoly control over the existing rooftop solar market died at the end of the session in March. In Utah, bill language that would have changed net metering was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/energytrends-org-ranks-renewable-energy-leaders/feed/ 3 Solar Net Metering Survival & Progress In Massachusetts, Washington, Vermont, & Utah http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/22/look-solar-progress-massachusetts-states/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/22/look-solar-progress-massachusetts-states/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64140 Originally published on PV Solar Report. Net metering continues to be a theme for solar, with legislative victories in several states. Massachusetts looks forward to favorable outcomes despite attempts to weaken net metering there. Last week, we reported on legislation in Massachusetts that would increase homeowners’ access to net metering in the state. The legislation

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/22/look-solar-progress-massachusetts-states/feed/ 1 How Vermont Has Promoted Local Renewable Energy: Episode 10 of Local Energy Rules Podcast http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/11/vermont-promoted-local-renewable-energy-episode-10-local-energy-rules-podcast/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/11/vermont-promoted-local-renewable-energy-episode-10-local-energy-rules-podcast/#comments Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:36:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58831 “A lot of the utilities don’t totally understand this new paradigm that’s coming.” David Blittersdorf of AllEarth Renewables has been working to advance renewable energy in Vermont for years, and was instrumental in getting the state’s standard offer program (a feed-in tariff) passed in 2009. He’s adamant that the state should accelerate its standard offer

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