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Renewable Energy Standard Update Leaps Key Legislative Hurdle
Yesterday marked a big win in the fight for a 100% renewable future. The Renewable Energy Standard Reform bill championed by REV and our environmental allies passed out of the House Committee on Environment and Energy by a vote of 9-1-1. This clears the way for a vote...
REV’s 2024 Legislative Agenda
H.289 Enacting the Recommendations of the Legislative Working Group on RES Reform REV’s priority for the 2024 Legislative Session is updating Vermont’s 2015 Renewable Energy Standard (RES) to bring its requirements for new renewables more in line with the rest of New...
Utility Buy-in Paves the Way for Dramatically Increased Renewable Energy Generation
Throughout the fall, legislators, utilities, and activists met repeatedly to hammer out a framework for updating our state’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES). Meeting under the auspices of a legislative working group formed last May, the group was tasked with...
REV Op-Ed: Moving Energy is the Key to Vermont’s 100% Renewable Energy Future
There’s good news ahead in the fight against climate change. Utilities, business owners and energy experts now acknowledge there’s an affordable path to achieving what was once just a dream for environmentalists - a 100% renewable energy future for Vermont. This...
REV Statement on Twin States Clean Energy Link’s Selection as a US DOE Transmission Facilitation Program Award Recipient
Renewable Energy Vermont (REV), the trade association representing Vermont’s renewable energy industry, applauds the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement that National Grid’s Twin States Clean Energy Link was selected as one of three projects nationwide to receive...
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Becoming a REV Member Membership is open to all those who share the mission of REV to promote renewable energy and move Vermont to a fossil fuel free future. Membership dues are based on the gross annual revenue your company generates from its activities in the...
REV2023 Quiz
REV2023 Renewable Energy Myths Quiz As REV staff have spent time talking to Vermonters about the need to get to a 100% renewable energy future, we have come across many myths about renewable energy and the role it plays in combatting the climate. See if you can...
Renewable Energy Myths Debunked
As REV moves forward talking to Vermonters about the need to get to a 100% renewable energy future, we have come across many myths about renewable energy and the role it plays in combatting global warming. Below are the most often repeated myths about the impacts of...
Summer Renewable Energy Events
Green Jobs Summer Showcase This summer, REV is partnering with VPIRG’s Keep Vermont Cool Campaign to host the Green Jobs Summer Showcase touring renewable energy projects around Vermont. Next up on the tour are MHG Solar’s solar projects at Riley Ice Rink in...
Getting to 100% Renewable Energy: Vermont Can’t Rely on Other New England States
As Vermont works to “electrifying everything” and our electric load grows, REV is committed to making sure our electricity comes from truly renewable resources. This is why REV is supporting H.320 which would require Vermont utilities get 100% of...
Welcome New REV Board Members
At REV’s Annual Membership Meeting this week, REV's members voted in four new Board members. We are excited to have Jake Clark (Encore Renewable Energy), Lydia Lee (VHB), Arion Thiboumery (Vermont Tissue Paper Mill Hydroelectric Facility), and Sarah Wolfe (Wolfe...
Can’t We Just Get Our Renewable Energy from Somewhere else?
As we meet with Town Energy Committees, Chambers of Commerce, and local political committees to talk about reforming Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard and join hundreds of Vermonters rallying for climate justice, we are seeing passionate support for increasing the...
REV’s 2023 Legislative Priority: Finally Bringing New Renewables into Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard
REV's 2023 Legislative Priority is to fix the fundamental flaw in Vermont’s 2015 Renewable Energy Standard (RES) by bringing sufficient new renewables on line to get to a 100% renewable energy future and to help Vermont meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals. Outside...
Op-ed by Peter Sterling: A Vermont Solution to Fighting Climate Change — 100% Renewable Energy!
It’s 2023 and the question is no longer “is climate change here” but “what is Vermont going to do to stop it?” A proven way for Vermont to reduce our climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions is to direct our utilities to stop purchasing electricity generated by...
REV’s 2022 Regulatory Wrap Up
After a torrid start to the year at the Public Utility Commission during which REV participated in nine PUC proceedings, REV continued the fight for a fair, predictable, and efficient regulatory process in the second half of 2022. REV took part in four PUC proceedings...
Op-ed by Jonathan Dowds: Vermont’s Climate Plan is Built on a Foundation Made of Paper
Vermont has a plan to combat climate change – accelerate our transition to electric vehicles, switch our heating and cooling systems to electric heat pumps, and power it all with electricity that is increasingly green and renewable. There is a lot to like about the...
REV2022 RECAP: Regional Planning Lays the Groundwork for Renewables
The imperative to transition to renewable energy is indisputable. But while the necessity of the transition is clear, it is not without its technical challenges. Most notably, as we achieve very high levels of renewable penetration, meeting fluctuating demand with...
Policy Priorities
Our Priorities Updating the Renewable Energy Standard to get Vermont to 100% Renewable Energy Our current law, the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) says that just 75% of our electricity needs to come from renewables like wind, solar and hydro power by 2032. And just...
FERC and ISO-New England Scramble to Fix Today’s Crisis but Longer Term Solutions are Needed
Last Thursday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held a forum on the threat that our continued reliance on natural gas poses to our power supply every winter. It boils down to this: if we have a cold winter like the one we saw in 2013-2014, the supply of...
Op-ed by Peter Sterling: The Inflation Reduction Act Just Shattered the Ceiling for Clean Energy in Vermont
Incredibly and finally, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has begun the shift to a clean energy America. For the first time ever, the massive resources of the U.S. Government will be mobilized to move our country off of climate change causing fossil fuels and onto...
REV Comments to DPS Stress Additionality, Greenhouse Gas Reductions & Ending Sale of Unbundled RECs
On August 15th, REV’s submitted its response to the Vermont Department of Public Service’s RFI on redoing Vermont’s renewable and clean electricity policy and programs. REV’s comments centered around the structural changes that needed to be made to Vermont’s energy...
Lieutenant Governor Candidates Respond to REV Questions on Renewable Energy & Climate Change
REV reached out to each candidate for Vermont Lieutenant Governor. Voting in the primary can be down now by requesting an absentee ballot or in person on August 9th. Below are the unedited responses of each candidate. What is your most significant accomplishment to...
Op-ed by Peter Sterling: Why Is It Easier to Build a Dollar General than a Solar Project in Vermont?
Over the last decade or so while most of us weren’t looking, something very concerning has happened in Vermont: it has become easier to build commercial strip development like a Dollar General store in a rural town than to build renewable energy. Between 2006-2020, 37...
REV Notches Big Win on Climate Change
On Thursday, February 17th, the PUC denied GlobalFoundries request for a Certificate for Public Good to become a “self managed utility”. In their request, Global Foundries explicitly stated their desire to be exempt from Vermont's Renewable Energy Standards (RES)...
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Renewable Energy VeteranVice President of Project DevelopmentTransmission Developers Inc.General Counsel, Senior Director, Sustainability DirectorVELCOVGreen Program DirectorVSECUPrincipal & OwnerLegal Counselors & Advocates, PLCVice President of Project...
REV Comments on RES Annual Report Relating to Vermont Legislature
Below is an excerpt from REV's comments on the Renewable Energy Standard annual report relating to the Vermont Legislature. Click here to read REV's full comments. "REV appreciates the chance for input in the Department of Public Service’s (DPS or Department) 2020...
Station Operator – McNeil Station
General Purpose The Station Operator is responsible for all operational local functions including; monitoring all valving, instrumentation and equipment operation. Union: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Essential Job Functions Inspects, monitors, and...
REV Launches New Tool to Combat Unemployment & Help Build Vermont’s Clean Energy Future
Renewable Energy Vermont (REV), Vermont’s nonprofit renewable energy trade association, today announced a new tool for job seekers looking for sustainable local employment. REV’s new Clean Energy Resume Bank connects people who want to join Vermont’s energy revolution...
Vermont Must Seize the Opportunity for Meaningful Climate Progress
One of the many things that make me proud to be a Vermonter is the willingness of so many thoughtful and experienced people to work for the greater good. The Vermont Climate Council is one example. Established by the Legislature in 2020, the 23-member climate council...
President, Northeast Clean Energy Council and NECEC Institute
Mission: NECEC is the “voice of the clean energy industry” for the Northeast, encompassing the six New England states and New York. NECEC’s mission is to create a world-class clean energy hub delivering global impact with economic, energy, and environmental solutions....
Senior Manager, Climate Policy Analysis
About the job Acadia Center is seeking an experienced Climate Policy Analyst for a leadership role advancing Acadia Center climate policy analysis and advocacy by managing and coordinating the organization’s analytic activities. Position The Senior Manager, Climate...
Director of Operations and Engineering
The Director of Operations & Engineering (DOE) is a key member of the management team, and is responsible for carrying out WEC goals, policies, and objectives related to WEC’s distribution and transmission service, substation, and power generating facilities...
3rd to 1st Class Power Production Worker in Middlebury
The Power Production Worker Class 3 position is primarily responsible for developing the technical skills necessary for safely operating, repairing and maintaining hydro, wind, solar, diesel and gas turbine units and associated auxiliary systems at power production...
Renewables Increase Resilience
In the wake of this summer’s rolling blackouts in California and now devastating wildfires, the commentary by Mr. McClaughry of the Ethan Allen Institute not only denied the existence of the climate crisis, but falsely blamed renewable electricity – wind, solar, and...
How Vermont Can Fuel Our Economic Recovery with Local Renewable Energy
The holiday festivities of 2019 seem like a lifetime ago. As the decade came to a close, we at Encore Renewable Energy discussed the past ten years in the solar industry and what the next ten years may look like. One of us brought up an interesting observation: the...
Vermont Renewables Set Records in New England and US, Helping Economy and Climate
New data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows renewable energy use exceeded coal for the first time since 1885. Vermont and New England mirror the national trend toward increased reliance on renewable electricity. Across New England, tens of...
Buildings as Batteries: Innovative Energy Storage for a Cleaner, Greener Electric Grid
Morgan Casella is finding innovative ways to store renewable energy in large commercial buildings, and decrease the load on the grid during peak times. Casella’s idea is to use the state’s biggest buildings, including the Brattleboro Retreat, as giant batteries. Photo...
Renewable Energy Vermont Welcomes New Members to the Board of Directors
Montpelier, VT — Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) today announced five newly elected members to its Board of Directors: Lang Durfee of Bethel Mills, Inc., Kerrick Johnson of Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, Paul Lesure of Green Mountain Solar, Chris McKay of WEG...
HQUS
HQ Energy Services (U.S.) Inc., also known as HQUS, is the U.S. subsidiary of Hydro-Québec: North America’s largest producer of clean and renewable power. HQUS coordinates marketing and business development activities throughout the Northeastern U.S. from its...
LN Consulting, Inc.
LN Consulting, Inc. is a licensed mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering consulting firm with a staff of over 130 combined years of experience. LN Consulting, Inc. provides complete mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering solutions...
WEG Electrical Corp
Founded in 1961, WEG has grown into a global solutions provider of industrial electrical technologies. WEG products and EPC services include electric generators, wind turbines, solar, hydropower, battery energy storage, controls, transformers, and drives. WEG U.S. is...
Mountain Energy Design
Serving the Champlain and Mad River Valleys of Vermont, Mountain Energy Design LLC (formerly Green Mountain Renewable Energy) specializes in the sales, installation, and service of renewable energy systems. These systems include: solar, wind, hydro, hydrogen, and...
Renew Nukes? Utilities Use Nuclear Energy To Help Meet Renewable Energy Goals
By JOHN DILLON https://www.vpr.org/post/renew-nukes-utilities-use-nuclear-energy-help-meet-renewable-energy-goals#stream/0 When you think about renewable energy, does a nuclear power plant come to mind? Probably not. But in a roundabout way, Vermont utilities are...
Education & Outreach
Our work Renewable Energy Vermont Education Fund The Renewable Energy Vermont Education Fund (REVEF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit that provides public education, outreach, research, and community engagement to drive Vermont’s clean energy future. Through REVEF we’re...
Annual REV Conference
About Largest Gathering of Renewable Energy Stakeholders in the Region! For over 20 years, the REV conference has been the place to gather in northern New England to collectively discuss innovations in renewable energy policy, technology, and implementation. Attendees...
Renewable Energy Vermont
The RFP for REV2024 is now open! Learn MoreJoin REV in moving Vermont to a fossil fuel free futureVermont’s existing law, the Renewable Energy Standard, falls far short of decarbonizing our electricity in order to meet the challenge of climate change. The Vermont...
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Benefits of Joining REV REV members join a community that provides representation and support in the legislature, with state agencies, and on regulatory matters at the Public Utility Commission. REV keeps members informed about legislative and regulatory challenges...
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