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Wholesale power price hits $2,454 MW hour
MONTPELIER | You may have taken it easy on Labor Day, but Vermont’s electricity grid worked extra hard to keep the lights on– and boy, does it ever charge for overtime. more
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Kahn outlines ‘roadmap’ for renewable energy
PLATTSBURGH | The use of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels is catching on in Europe, where two dozen nations last week pledged to boost research funding into the technology. more
Drastic remedies needed to combat global warming
With scorching heat and raging wildfires in the west and torrential downpours and massive flooding in the east, global warming is not just about a gentle sea rise any more. more
Heat wave revelations
Several readers expressed interest regarding our Panton energy storage story appearing in last week’s Eagle. more
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GMP Panton facility vital during heat wave
PANTON | During last week’s record-breaking heat wave, Green Mountain Power (GMP) turned to stored energy to reduce demand on the grid. more
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Construction zone
MIDDLEBURY | Construction began two weeks ago with the excavation of a limited access road that will lead to a new solar-power array site... more
More solar siting opposition
BRANDON | A large solar power project planned for a rural section of Brandon has some town officials and neighbors upset. more
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Middlebury plans large solar array
MIDDLEBURY | The Middlebury Selectboard will hold a public hearing on a proposed solar array and battery storage project planned for the corner of Old Middle and Halladay Roads. more
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Report: state policy failing to reduce carbon
MONTPELIER | Vermont’s landmark energy policies are not solving the problems they were designed to solve, according to a March 12 report from Vermonters for a Clean Environment. more
Town solar project proposed
RUTLAND TOWN | One of Rutland County’s largest solar array facilities is planned for agricultural land owned by Thomas Dairy property in 2018. more
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Former selectman: New Haven solar array is in violation
Conclusion: NEW HAVEN | A recent victory by solar proponents in the town of New Haven, Vt., has upset a former New Haven selectman. more
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Former selectman: New Haven solar array is in violation
NEW HAVEN | As of March of last year, the New Haven Town Plan cites Green Mountain Power as indicating that only a small portion of New Haven’s east side has available capacity left on its distribution lines. more
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Town planning subverted
I received a draft of our revised town plan back in October and decided to attend our commission’s next meeting, which was held on Oct. 25. more
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Solar farm not feasible
TICONDEROGA | The anticipated solar energy project for Ticonderoga Central School District has been canceled because of cost escalation. more
Planned Parenthood and post-Christian Vermont
Low energy prices have helped lead the United States to its 101st consecutive month of economic recovery, the third longest in history, Vermont State Economist Tom Kavet on Nov. 30 told a one-day gathering of the Vermont Legislature. more
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Smartflower power
MIDDLEBURY | Devin Thurber, an engineering technician at SEC-Structural Energy Corp. in Middlebury, stands alongside a Smartflower solar-power array at the SEC’s office on Exchange Street. more
Anti-nuke power play
Here’s an interesting insight into the arcane world of global renewable energy politics, based on the Oct. 30 column in Forbes by widely-read energy blogger Rod Adams. more
Major update of Lake George town ordinances eyed
LAKE GEORGE | Over the next several months, Town of Lake George officials will be reviewing town zoning and subdivision laws with the intent of updating and streamlining them to benefit both residents and developers... more
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Rooftop panels to serve
MIDDLEBURY | A new joint project will bring solar power, via 325 photovoltaic panels on the rooftop of Green Mountain Power’s Middlebury facility to 35 low-income residents of Addison County. more
State can’t track greenhouse gas goals
MONTPELIER | On Oct. 12, former Vermont state Sen. Wendy Wilton of Rutland asked her Facebook friends, “Anybody have an update on whether or not Vermont is meeting its [greenhouse gas emission reduction] goals?” more
