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Solar Outpaces Forests for Climate Mitigation
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...
Is Renewable Energy a Threat to Vermont Agriculture?
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...
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...
Groundbreaking Renewable Energy Standard Reform Bill Introduced
H.320, An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard, is a groundbreaking proposal to reform Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard to prioritize the development 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...
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...
Renewable Energy Standard Reform Goes Live
REV’s legislative priority is to fix Vermont’s outdated, 2015 Renewable Energy Standard (RES).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...
Virtual Presentation and Q&A: Getting Our Renewable Energy Standard Up To Vermont Standards
Our current Renewable Energy Standard (RES) says that 75% of our electricity needs to come from renewables by 2032 but just 10% of that power needs to come from in-state sources. This...
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...
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...
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...
2022 Year in Review
We've had a productive year. Check out the slide show below to see our 2022 accomplishments.
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