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REV2026 Recap – Opening Remarks by Sen. Andrew Perchlik
Sen. Andrew Perchlik has seen a lot in the 26 years since he helped found Renewable Energy Vermont. He has seen renewables grow from the fringes of our energy portfolio to the cheapest,...
Annual REV Conference a Day of Looking Forward and Looking Back
On October 14, hundreds assembled in Burlington for REV2026, the largest comprehensive renewable energy gathering in the region. The annual conference brought together business leaders,...
REV’s Response to Gov. Scott’s Offshore Wind Energy MOU with Nova Scotia
Protecting Vermonters from skyrocketing fossil fuel prices and worsening climate change requires replacing New England’s natural gas and oil power generation with a combination of onshore...
REV2026 Recap – Early Lesson on Cluster Studies
Rapid interconnection of new renewables is key to keeping electricity costs down. FERC Order 2023 aimed to accelerate interconnection by mandating RTOs shift from a serial, first-come,...
Public Utility Commission Hosts First Net Metering Rule Making Workshop
On October 2nd, the PUC held its first workshop in its net metering rulemaking case focusing on the potential impacts of distributed solar on Vermont’s transmission infrastructure. VELCO...
New Rulemaking Brings Risk for Current & Future Net Metering Customers
This spring, the Public Utility Commission stated that the net metering rule had “run its course” and shared its intention to open rulemaking to revise the program. That rulemaking is now...
Legislature Tasks PUC With Study on Implementation of the 100% Renewable Energy Standard
When the Legislature passed the 100% Renewable Energy Standard in 2024, it created a new “tier” of required renewable energy procurement from post 2010 wind, solar and hydro capable of...
What’s in A Plan?
The Public Service Department is in the process of updating the state’s “Comprehensive Energy Plan” or CEP. Here is what should be in it: a proactive agenda to accelerate the deployment of...
REV Press Statment on Scott Veto of Bill to Reduce Red Tape and Deliver Lower-Cost Renewable Energy to Vermonters
Gov Phil Scott’s veto of H.710 is a sign that he’s lost the thread on energy affordability. The purpose of the Bill was to eliminate redundant infrastructure requirements for small solar...
PUC Net Metering Order Avoids Worst Case but Still Comes Up Short
On Friday, May 29th, the PUC issued its final order in the Net Metering Biennial Update. While the Order rejected the worst of the Public Service Department’s recommendations, it failed to...
REV Press Statement on Net Metering Cuts in the PUC’s Biennial Rate Update
On Friday, May 29th, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) released its statutorily mandated biennial update to the net metering program that determines the compensation rates for Vermonters...
REV’s 2026 Priority Legislation Passes House and Senate
On the second to last day of the 2026 Legislative Session both the House and Senate passed H.710, REV’s priority legislation which fixes the problem of “single” plant determinations by the...
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