Education & Outreach

Our Initiatives

• Increasing the use and access of renewables for low & moderate income Vermonters.  We formed the Vermont Clean Energy Access Coalition, a new partnership of renewable energy installers and service providers, utilities, affordable housing providers and advocates, low income advocates, community action agencies, non-profits, and health service providers. Our goal is to reduce energy burdens and increase access to renewable energy, heating, and transportation for all Vermonters.
• Creating pollinator habitat and improving agricultural soils through native plantings and bee and butterfly friendly management at solar sites. Learn more about Pollinator-Friendly Solar. 
• Raising up the voices of farmers who had concerns about Vermont’s anti-renewable policy proposals.
• Surveying opinions on clean energy, which found that the vast majority of Vermonters wanted more solar in their towns.
• Hosting two successful Celebrate Solar Days, drawing over 500 Vermonters annually for solar tours throughout the state.
• Organizing advanced wood heating summits for facility managers to learn about cost-saving renewable energy solutions.
• Launching the “Working Vermonters” campaign – to tell the story of how renewable energy is helping farmers and landowners keep a working landscape and attract high-paying jobs to Vermont.
• Spreading the word about and lowering the costs of emerging clean energy solutions including energy storage, advanced wood heating, electric vehicles, and cold-climate heat pumps.
• Providing clean energy job trainings to ensure that we are building the necessary workforce to continue our transition to a renewable future.