Total Energy News | December 2025 | |
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The Electrotech Revolution
Explore how “electrotech” is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy as part of the rapid transformation underway in the global energy sector.
Ember
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The Grid Storage Industry Set a Wild Goal for 2025 — and Then Crushed It
In 2017, U.S. grid storage developers promised they could deliver 35 gigawatts by 2025. They beat their target and made batteries a key power-sector player.
Canary Media
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World Energy Employment 2025
The electricity sector is now the largest energy employer, surpassing fuel supply for the first time, as the Age of Electricity gathers pace.
International Energy Agency
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| | Profile | Megan O’Toole, new EAN Board Member | | |
Please join us in welcoming Megan O’Toole, who was elected to the EAN Board of Directors in September.
Megan is a Senior Policy Advisor with the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management’s (NESCAUM) Clean Transportation Team. Megan has been an environmental lawyer for over 15 years, first as an attorney in the General Counsel’s Office at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration practicing Natural Resource Damage law, and then with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation as the Associate General Counsel for the Air Quality and Climate Division. Before joining NESCAUM, Megan was the Climate Change Mitigation Manager in the Agency of Natural Resources Climate Action Office. She lives on a homestead in Braintree, Vermont with her husband, son, and seven Belgian draft horses. You can read more about Megan and the rest of our Board of Directors on the EAN website.
| | | Data Download | Fees, Taxes, and charges compared to climate pollution | | |
A key source of investment to support energy efficiency and beneficial electrification comes from fees, taxes, and charges on energy purchased in Vermont, ranging from 0.7% to 5.5%, depending on the heating fuel. Fossil heating fuels such as fuel oil and propane pay one sixth of the fees, taxes, and charges that electricity does, despite producing 6 times more climate pollution. This puts upward pressure on the price of electricity, Vermont’s cleanest energy source, and is inconsistent with the “polluter pays” principle.
This graph comes from the recently released EAN 2025 Annual Progress Report for Vermont on Energy, Affordability, and Emissions.
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Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund | DeltaClimeVT
The DeltaClimeVT business accelerator is a Vermont-based program serving startup and seed-stage ventures focusing on climate economy innovation across multiple industries. Their three immersive sprints help companies refine their vision, solidify their strategy, and enable rapid growth. Participants graduate with improved business plans, new tools to attract investors, and the potential to grow their business opportunities in Vermont and beyond.
Applications due January 16, 2026
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Meet Vermont’s Climate Action Plan | VT Climate Council
The Vermont Climate Action Plan is a roadmap for how Vermont will continue to act on climate change. Updated in 2025, the Plan outlines how to cut climate pollution and build resilience in communities and nature. Join the Vermont Climate Council to learn about the Plan’s priority actions. A discussion will focus on how we turn the plan into action.
January 6th, 2026 | 6:00-7:15 pm
January 12th, 2026 | 12:00-1:15 pm
Learn more and register
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Vermont Council on Rural Development | Climate Economy Resilient Communities
VCRD’s Climate Economy Resilient Communities supports three to five communities each year working on local climate action solutions that increase climate resilience, help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy use, and/or strengthen the local climate economy.
Applications due January 20, 2026
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EAN Network Action Teams
EAN Network Action Teams meet regularly. If you are interested in joining meetings of any EAN Network Action Teams or Coalitions, contact Cara cara@eanvt.org.
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EAN Annual Progress Report for Vermont on WDEV
EAN Executive Director Jared Duval joins “Vermont Viewpoint” host David Zuckerman to discuss EAN’s recently released Annual Progress Report for Vermont. Interview begins at 07:16.
Vermont Viewpoint
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Vermont AG Says Governor’s Housing Order Partially Exceeds His Authority
VT Attorney General Charity Clark concluded that while most sections of the order are lawful, it exceeds the governor’s authority for building energy standards.
WCAX
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Advisory Group Stalls on Building and Energy Codes
A working group on improvements to the state’s energy and building codes adjourned with little forward progress.
Good Govermont
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