Skylight Solar owns and operates a local solar array situated on top of the closed Hinesburg, VT landfill. We will start producing power at discounted rates in fall 2023, and are currently accepting new customers. We offer extra incentives for low-income Vermonters....
REV and the Agency of Natural Resource (ANR) cohosted the final in a series of stakeholder discussions on end-of-life disposal issues for solar module and battery storage equipment in Vermont. Solar module recycling is still a developing industry and the volume of...
REV and the Agency of Natural Resource cohosted the second in a series of stakeholder discussions on end-of-life disposal issues for solar power and battery storage equipment in Vermont. The discussion featured Robert Nicholson from SEIA, Robin Ingenthron from Good...
Summary:In 2022, 1,966 of the 2,097 solar systems installed in Vermont were smaller than 15 kW in size. These systems are typically installed on rooftops and backyards and provide power to a single household or business. Another 129 systems midsized systems supported...
Summary: Solar modules consist primarily of glass and aluminum and are tightly sealed to protect the solar cells from dust and moisture. Modules can contain environmentally sensitive materials such as lead, cadmium, selenium, and silver in semiconductors and...
Summary: With the power mix that we have today, solar arrays are significantly more effective at reducing carbon pollution than an equivalently sized block of New England forest. The electricity generated by new solar facilities largely displaces electricity from...
We manage over 40 mW of PV solar sites and companies across Vermont including group net metered community solar, private and commercial installations.
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...
On Wednesday, Representative Peter Welch joined a group of 80 House Members urging the Biden Administration to find a speedy resolution to the anti-circumvention investigation into solar cells and panels imported from Southeast Asia initiated by the U.S. Department of...
The Solar Specialists, of Elmore VT, has been in business since 2006. We specialize in residential design and installation of solar systems. This fall we will be installing grid connected solar systems, both on roofs with fall protection and ground mounts. We will...
Montpelier, VT – Renewable Energy Vermont celebrates the fifteenth annual Pollinator Week, June 21-27, an international celebration promoting the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, beetles, and other pollinating insects. By utilizing the land under and...
Power Guru is looking for solar & battery installers to join our team! We are located in Bennington Vermont, and are certified to install solar in VT, NY and MA. We are a fast growing solar company that recognizes talent and compensates accordingly. Work...
Our Williston, VT location is busy and is hiring a Solar Installer to join their team. Sunrun offers excellent wages and career advantages that include performance bonuses, comprehensive health insurance within 30 days of starting (medical/dental/vision), a...
Job Summary NST is seeking a Community Solar Sales & Marketing Associate to help inform and enroll customers in our innovative Community Solar subscription programs. This position is not intended to be a pushy, high-pressure sales role. The ideal candidate will...
Job Summary NST is seeking a Commercial Solar Sales Representative to identify, contact, and sell Net Metering / Offtaker Agreements to qualified businesses, schools, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations throughout northern New England. This position is...
Description American Farmland Trust is the only national organization that takes a holistic approach to agriculture, focusing on the land itself, the agricultural practices used on that land, and the farmers and ranchers who do the work. Since our founding in 1980,...
Clean Energy Group (CEG) seeks a Project Director to coordinate and manage specific projects that are carried out by Clean Energy Group; communicate with diverse project participants and external stakeholders; engage in research and analysis on clean energy policies...
Description: Our Williston, VT location is busy and growing. We are hiring an experienced solar installer to help run our rooftop installs. This position is a full-time, long-term role with overtime hours. We offer regularly paid installation bonuses, comprehensive...
Peck Solar, a division of iSun Energy is looking for workers to install a Commercial Solar Ground mounted system in Shaftsbury VT. We are an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Union contractor and all employees must join the union to work on our...
Power Guru is looking for motivated professionals to become part of our team. We are located in North Bennington Vermont, and cover the surrounding area including Washington and Rensselaer Counties in New York. Solar installation is a growing trade which incorporates...
We are a are rapidly growing Vermont company that employs over 100 people and performs work all across New England installing commercial and industrial scale roof and ground mount solar. We are looking to add to our talented team of installers to support our growth...
Building Energy is an established Vermont business offering full-time work year-round! We are currently seeking motivated individuals to fill our solar and heat pump installer positions and join our solar and heat pump team. Do you live and breathe solar, enjoy a...
Power Guru is looking for solar & battery installers to join our team! We are located in Bennington Vermont, and are certified to install solar in VT, NY and MA. We are a fast growing solar company that recognizes talent and compensates accordingly. Please visit...
The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) seeks a Project Manager to work primarily on two projects—the 100% Clean Energy Collaborative and the Scaling Up Solar for Under-Resourced Communities project. The 100% Clean Energy Collaborative assists states with 100% clean...
New Report Quantifies Energy, Public Health, & Climate Cost Savings of Local Solar Montpelier, VT— Newly available data demonstrates the enormous benefit of local solar power to everyone in New England. From 2014 to 2019, small-scale solar in New England saved...
Same Sun of Vermont, a dynamic solar design and installation company is looking for installers to join our team. Some prior construction, trade or electrical experience is desired. Passion for renewable energy is a plus. Must be reliable, able to follow instructions,...
Montpelier, VT – This summer marked a major milestone for Vermont solar’s collaborative efforts to restore pollinator habitat in our state. In July, Middlebury-based REV Member, Bee the Change installed its twentieth pollinator-friendly solar field at Green Lantern...
The U.S. solar trades employed nearly 250,000 workers in 2019, an increase of more than 5,600 jobs (or 2.3%) since 2018, according to the 10th annual National Solar Jobs Census released today by The Solar Foundation. Counter to this national trend, solar jobs within...
An update of Vermont Solar Pathways Report shows that solar progress in Vermont has declined steadily over the last three years. The current annual installation rate would not be sufficient to reach the 20% by 2025 Solar Pathways target. “The update sends a mixed...
The federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for residential solar systems will be ramping down. Effective January 1, 2020, the tax credit for qualifying residential solar systems will drop from 30% to 26%. If you are considering residential solar, act now to qualify for...
O’Meara Solar is a father-son business partnership that grew out of installing, maintaining and living with solar energy in our own homes, and woodworking shop, for the better part of a decade. After being asked to help design, and install, other off-grid systems, we...
RAK Solar Services is a client focused, value driven, full service Operations and Maintenance (O&M). We provide services to asset owners and asset managers with their portfolios of commercial and utility scale solar ground and roof mount arrays in and around...
Green Lantern provides comprehensive project financing solutions and development consulting services to project owners, developers, vendors and service companies in the distributed energy and real estate sectors. We bring a focused, professional approach to our...
Southern Vermont Solar is a local company with megawatts of experience! We design, install and service ground mounted and/or rooftop solar systems for both commercial and residential sites. As an installer owned company, we are able to provide the highest quality...
Dedicated to improving Vermont’s Financial, Social and Environmental “Triple Bottom Line.”
INTEGRATED SOLAR is your partner in the renewable revolution, bringing Net Zero Energy solutions to the world. We believe that renewable, sustainable energy systems are the key to protecting our global future. By designing and installing renewable energy systems we...
Green Mountain Solar serves residential, commercial and municipal clients throughout the state of Vermont. We don't engage in high-pressure sales tactics. We work as your consultants. With significant industry knowledge and experience, we excel at finding solutions...
Green Mountain Community Solar (GMCS) previously developed and now only operates community solar arrays in five GMP service territory sites. Our business model is structured such that approximately fifty percent of the panels in our five 600-panel arrays are owned by...
Catamount Solar designs and installs high quality, robust solar power systems in Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. The partners at Catamount Solar have more than 30 years experience providing solar electric and solar hot water solutions to thier residential,...
Available online, the free guide offers those interested in going solar a one-stop-shop to better understand the basics of solar energy and ownership options. It includes key questions to ask solar installers before entering a transaction. The guide is a result of a...
Montpelier, VT – At a reception in the overflowing Cedar Creek Room of the Vermont State House, Renewable Energy Vermont presented co-founder of Catamount Solar, Dan Kinney with the 2017 Jim Grundy Award for generosity of spirit and integrity in bringing renewable...
Residents of the Green Mountain State are committed to self-reliance and clean energy, however, a keystone program enabling Vermonters to generate their own renewable energy and keep their dollars local has languished, resulting in lost economic opportunity. Net...
REV, Green Lantern Group, Bee the Change, VHB, and others came together January 29th at 2:00 for a webinar to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing pollinator-friendly practices. Special thanks to the webinar sponsors, VHB and Bee the...
Montpelier, VT - Today, Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) members pledged to help pollinators through bee and bird-friendly plantings at solar projects across the state. In partnership with leading scientists and environmental organizations, solar leaders committed to...
On Thursday March 21st, the House gave its final approval to H.289, the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Reform bill, which would make Vermont just the 2nd state in the nation to require 100% renewable energy by 2035. Among the bill’s requirements are a doubling of the...
TJ Poor, PSD memo to House Environment & Energy, 2/6/24: “The PSD’s proposal remains the only proposal that is based on Vermonters’ input, and is intended to reflect the priorities heard during the stakeholder engagement process." Statement from Governor Phil...
From any broader perspective, the economic benefits of transitioning to 100% renewable energy are clear and indisputable. When the Department of Public Service hired the consulting firm SEA to model the costs and benefits of updating Vermont’s Renewable Energy...
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...
Throughout 2023, REV continued to fight for a fair, predictable, and efficient regulatory process for renewable energy and energy storage projects before the PUC and a fair evaluation of the benefits of renewables by the Department of Public Service. At the PUC, REV...
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...
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...
Energy storage will be a linchpin in the transition to 100% renewable energy. Whether in the form of utility-scale projects built specifically to provide grid flexibility benefits, deployed for residential and commercial backup systems, or embedded in our electric...
As we move to electrifying heating and transportation, keeping electricity costs manageable for low and moderate-income (LMI) households and enabling them to reap the economic benefits of renewable energy is more important than ever. While nationally the declining...
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...
The news over the past few weeks that the offshore wind industry is struggling has shined a stark light on the assumptions in Vermont’s Comprehensive Energy Plan. In 2022, the Vermont Department of Public Service outlined a “Central Mitigation Scenario” that...
The national picture on renewable deployment has never looked better but the picture in Vermont is starkly different. While solar deployments are rising rapidly across the country, annual solar installations have shrunk by more than 50% since their peak in 2016. And...
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...
The Public Utility Commission has proposed changes to the net metering rule that arbitrarily limits the ability of local communities to site net metering projects and harms early adopters of solar power. These proposed changes will unnecessarily slow the pace of...
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...
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...
Over the last half-decade, the process of permitting renewable energy projects has become increasingly unpredictable. Today, the process is impeding the deployment of renewable generating capacity, blunting climate mitigation efforts, and raising the cost to consumers...
Vermont Takes the First Step Towards a Fossil Fuel Free Energy Future One of the proven ways to tackle the climate change crisis is to “electrifying everything.” From the cars we drive to how we heat our homes, we are moving away from polluting fossil fuels to...
As we strive for 100% renewable energy in Vermont, we need a holistic vision that includes multiple, synergistic technologies. Geothermal and other kinds of thermal energy networks can be one part of the solution. Known as electrification’s best friend, these systems...
Agrivoltaic Solutions (AVS) brings extensive experience and a long track record of performing vegetation maintenance on a variety of different arrays in widely varied conditions. AVS currently has over 600 acres under management with 1,500+ sheep in New York, Vermont,...
SummaryVermont has close to 1 million acres of primary agricultural soils. REV’s modeling suggests that we could double our 2030 in-state renewable energy requirement from 10% to 20% of our load using roughly an additional 2,300 acres of land for solar. At the...
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...
Enertis Applus+ is a global full-range consulting & engineering firm for renewable energy projects and storage solutions. Since 2021, we are part of Applus+, one of the world’s leading companies in the inspection, testing and certification sector with more than 20...
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...
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...
Denowatts Solar, LLC is a solar performance testing and analytics company with a mission to utilize advanced Digital Twin Benchmarking technology to deliver faster, more accurate, and more efficient business intelligence to the solar industry.
REV’s legislative priority is to fix Vermont’s outdated, 2015 Renewable Energy Standard (RES). The current RES is fundamentally flawed because it does not prioritize the development of new renewable resources. REV has worked closely with a broad coalition of...
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...
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...
Berkshire Photovoltaic Services Inc. (BPVS) offers turn-key solar projects - commercial, institutional and residential - covering system equipment, design, and installation services. BPVS also offers innovative solutions and hybrid designs which utilize battery...
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...
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...
At first glance, Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES) sounds impressive: within a decade Vermont’s utilities will be required to get 75% of the electricity they purchase from renewable sources. But when you dig a little deeper, Vermont’s RES doesn’t match up with...
In case you weren’t at REV 2022, you need to take a moment to read Pat Parenteau’s forceful remarks on the need to accelerate our transition to a clean energy future and why sensible permit reform is mandatory to get us there: Sensible Permit Reform Is Needed to...
The session Bringing Wind Back to Vermont was one of the most popular at REV2022 and it’s no mystery why: despite the state’s wind potential and the complementary nature of wind and solar power, wind development in Vermont has been stalled for more than half a decade....
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...
The New Hampshire Department of Energy commissioned an independent study to estimate the value of distributed energy resources and an overview of the study results was shared with stakeholders yesterday. Comprehensive analysis by Dunsky pinned the value of distributed...
The Washington Electric Coop’s most recent member newsletter is largely devoted to arguing against net-metering, the single most effective program for bringing renewable power to Vermont. Unfortunately, despite devoting many pages to attacking the cost and...
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...
We all know that renewable energy is the future. But recently something interesting happened: the future arrived. It’s not all the way here – we are still getting far too much energy from oil, gas, and even coal – but it is here. Wind, solar, and energy storage are no...
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...
After yet another cut to net-metering compensation by state government, REV queried the Public Utility Commission’s database for Certificate of Public Good applications for solar net-metering in the first six months over each of the last four years to understand the...
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...
We do ground screw/ helical pile installation and light excavation for residential and commercial solar projects. We work across all of New England with Vermont being the majority of our work.
New Hampshire households are about to get hit hard, really hard, by rates hikes that will increase electricity bills by more than $70 a month. These unprecedented rate hikes reflect surging natural gas prices and New Hampshire’s ill-fated decision to tie its...
In the first half of 2022, REV fought for the renewable energy community in nine Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) proceedings and one U.S. Department of Commerce tariff circumvention investigation. REV is committed to creating a fair, predictable, and efficient...
In an extremely disappointing decision in the fight against climate change, the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) opted to cut net-metering compensation rates for the sixth time in six years, once again missing a chance to make solar more affordable for...
Historic Budget Allocation for Climate-Related Spending H.740 Utilizing the once in a generation windfall of money from the federal government, almost $200 million was allocated in the FY22/23 budget for climate-related spending initiatives including: EV...
The Public Utility Commission is proposing revisions to Vermont net’s-metering rule, Rule 5.100, that would make building net-metered projects more difficult by unnecessarily restricting the sites where they can be developed and blocking them from participating in new...
On Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this in response to the April 4th release of the third Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, “We are on a fast track to climate disaster: Major cities underwater. Unprecedented heat waves. Terrifying...
Declining Support for Net Metering Threatens Solar Deployment At the very moment that we are asking Vermonters to electrify and invest in clean, renewable energy, Vermont’s Public Service Department is recommending cutting support for the state’s net-metering program,...
REV’s regulatory efforts are focused on creating a fair, predictable, and efficient regulatory process that supports renewable development without undue bureaucratic burdens. In the first quarter of 2022, REV helped members achieve regulatory victories related to...
Vermont’s electric sector is estimated to contribute only 2% of our climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions- seemingly insignificant compared to the whopping 74% of emissions coming from our transportation sector and from the energy we use to heat and cool our...
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