Vermont's New Governor Sticking With Renewable Energy Goal
Vermont's new Republican governor says he is sticking with his Democratic predecessor's goal of getting 90 percent of the energy needed in the state from renewable sources by 2050.
View ArticleLyndon Contracts To Receive Power From Route 5 Solar Project
The Lyndon Select Board in Vermont has voted to enter into a 20-year contract allowing the town to draw energy from a new solar installation to be constructed along U.S. Route 5.
View ArticleCounty Joins Sustainable Westchester Consortium
Westchester County has entered into a partnership with a consortium of local governments that facilitates green initiatives including solarizing campaigns. County Executive Rob Astorino made the...
View ArticleEversource Changes Plan For Lanesborough Solar Project
After six months of negotiations, Eversource has backed out of a plan to build a solar array in Lanesborough, Massachusetts.
View ArticleBurlington Electric Launches New Program To Make It Easier For Customers To...
Burlington, Vermont’s electric utility has announced a new program it hopes will make it easier for customers to install solar systems.
View ArticleGlenville Manufacturer Switches On 1 Million Watt Solar Project
A manufacturing business in Schenectady County is celebrating a new $1.9 million rooftop solar project. Meanwhile, New York state leaders used the occasion to mark the launch of a new program aimed at...
View ArticleTalk Of Tariff Troubles Solar
The solar industry is monitoring a pending decision in Washington that some believe could dim the momentum of the industry. Vermont businesses are watching closely.
View ArticleInitiative Seeks To Improve Pollinator Habitat Using Solar Grounds
Ground-mounted solar arrays take up a lot of space, and the ground around them is often wasted. An initiative in Vermont seeks to change that and use the land to help the ecosystem.
View ArticlePanel Votes Against Cheaper Solar Panel Imports
A U.S. trade panel has found that low-cost solar panels imported from China and other countries have caused serious injury to U.S. solar manufacturers. The unanimous vote Friday by the International...
View ArticleActivist Groups To NY: Fast Track Clean Energy Now
In the wake of devastating hurricanes and other extreme weather in the past several weeks, more than 60 organizations signed a letter calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to move New York to 100 percent...
View ArticleSenator Sanders Tours Williston Solar Testing Site
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Vermont Regional Test Center for Solar Technology is one of five in the country and the only one in the North. Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders toured the site...
View ArticleSolar Array Coming To Pittsfield Off East Street
The zoning board of appeals in Pittsfield, Massachusetts has given a commercial solar array the green light.
View ArticleWilliamstown Sees Results Of New Solar Array
The solar array recently installed at Williamstown, Massachusetts landfill is showing results.
View ArticleVermont Regulators Reject Solar Project At Skating Rink
Vermont utility regulators have rejected a proposal to place solar panels on the top of a skating rink in the town of Hartford.
View ArticleVegetation Buffer Zones Help Solar Project Move Forward
The town of Bennington has reached an agreement with a developer to put up buffer zones to shield a 2.2-megawatt solar installation from the view of nearby businesses.
View ArticleSolar Panels, LED Lighting Installed At NY State Parks: More To Come
Solar panels are popping up at state parks in New York. WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas was at Peebles Island Wednesday for what state officials heralded as a "major" clean energy...
View ArticleTwo Solar Companies In Region Merge
Two solar companies in the region have merged, saying the move will accelerate the growth of solar in Vermont and New York’s Hudson Valley.
View ArticleSolar Company Builds Portable Power Resource For Puerto Rico
A solar company in Vermont is building small trailers that will bring charging stations, water filtration and lighting to Puerto Rico, which remains devastated from Hurricane Maria nearly a year later.
View ArticleGroups Say Current Valuation Policy Threatens Community Solar
A number of groups gathered across New York Tuesday to sound off on the state’s policy of valuing solar energy. They’re calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to intervene and give solar projects another...
View ArticleBurlington Ranked Among Top Solar Cities
A new report ranks Burlington, Vermont one of the top cities in the country for solar capacity.
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