Pitch Summary: As Vermont updates the Residential Building Energy Standards (RBES) and Commercial Building Energy Standards (CBES), incorporate standards for newly constructed buildings that support Vermont’s Comprehensive Energy Plan. Phase in the base energy code to...
Driving on Sunshine: Dynamic Rates & Electric Vehicle Charging
Pitch Summary: Specialized, dynamic, competitive, clear, and strategically located electric vehicle charging rates and infrastructure will encourage new private investment and increase use of electric vehicles in Vermont. Smart and consistent rate design can...
Transforming Vermont’s Energy and Economy
Pitch Summary: Vermont has the tools, foundation, and resources already in place to jumpstart our economy and transform our energy system. The key is to repurpose Efficiency Vermont, such that it is no longer focused primarily on the delivery of energy savings – but...
Sustainable Energy for Vermonters: Overcoming Barriers to Low-Income Access to Meet VT’s 2025 Energy & Climate Goals
Pitch Summary: Twenty-five percent (25%) of Vermonters are considered low income – living at or below 200% of the poverty rate. This segment of the population also carries the highest energy burden – spending, as a percentage of income, 3 to 5 times as much as other...
Building Efficient and Fiscally Sustainable Communities with Land Value Taxation
Pitch Summary: Transition to a land value based property tax system in state designated centers. Our current property tax system incentivizes development that is of the lowest value possible (typically low-quality construction, expansive parking, single story), while...
Registered Vermont Builder/Remodeler program
Pitch Summary: Raise the professional “bar” for builders and remodelers in Vermont through promotion of a builder registry for contractors committed to following a strict ethical standard in business relationships with consumers and trade partners. As part of the...