Total Energy News | Sept 2025

Greetings!

We are starting to prepare for the EAN Annual Network summit on November 5th at Bolton Valley, and there are three things you can do to prepare as well.

  1. Register now. Lower early bird prices are available through October 3, 2025. We are deeply grateful to the utilities, organizations, and businesses whose sponsorship makes this event so successful. If your employer is a sponsor of the event, as listed below, use the promo code “Sponsor” when registering. Contact Cara if your employer is not a sponsor, but may be interested in becoming one.
  2. Collaborate on developing a pitch before October 3rd. At the 2025 Summit, EAN will once again seek pitches from Network members and public sector partners. These pitches will look to answer the question: What recommendations in the 2025 Climate Action Plan would benefit from collaborative network action by EAN members to make progress? EAN welcomes conversations for pitch planning throughout the month of September. Contact cara@eanvt.org with your ideas and questions.
  3. Nominate someone by September 19th for the Anne & Arthur Berndt Award and/or the Leigh Seddon award. These two awards are presented annually at the EAN Summit.

All the best,

Cara and Jared

News from the World

This campaign will help you go electric before federal tax credits end

As the GOP ends incentives, Rewiring America is offering free online tools and weekly calls to get more clean energy and efficient appliances into homes.

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New York’s landmark Climate Law goes on trial

As environmental justice groups seek to compel the state to follow its climate law, the Hochul administration is set to argue that it deserves a pass.

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EPA cancels $7 billion grant program to boost solar energy

The EPA terminated the Solar for All grant program intended to help pay for residential solar projects for more than 900,000 lower-income U.S. households.

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Profile – EAN Annual Awards

Two awards are presented to EAN members or public partners each year at the EAN Annual Summit. Nominations for the 2025 awards are due September 19th. Learn more and nominate someone today!

The Anne & Arthur Berndt Award honors Network members who have demonstrated vision, leadership, and commitment to creating a renewable energy future for Vermont.

Recipients:

– 2013: Jennifer Berman, Maverick Lloyd Foundation

– 2014: Erin Carroll, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

– 2015: Jim Sullivan, Bennington County Regional Planning Commission

– 2017: Peter Bourne, Bourne’s Energy

– 2018: Scudder Parker

– 2019: Johanna Miller, VNRC

– 2020: Capstone Comm Action

– 2021: Paul Costello

– 2022: Tim Briglin

– 2023: Beth Sachs

– 2024: Ellen Kahler, VSJF

The Leigh Seddon Award honors Network members who have given significant time and effort over the long-term, to support EAN and all it stands for in Vermont.

Recipients:

– 2021: Leigh Seddon 

– 2022: Christine Donovan

– 2023: Kelly Lucci

– 2024: Energy Futures Group

Data Download | EAN 2025 Summer Research Interns’ Final Research Reports

EAN’s two summer research interns presented their work in a public lunch-and-learn on August 14th. You can see the recording of that webinar and access their final papers and slides through the links below.

Payton Molleur

The Transmission and Distribution System: Plans, Forecasts, and Implications for Increased Electrification of Transportation and Heating in Vermont

Julián Galindo Macías

Direct Payment and Credit Mechanisms for a Cap-and-Invest Program:

Assessing Vermont’s Options for Implementing a Multi-Sector Program

Events and Opportunities

2025 EAN Annual Network Summit

Register now for the annual EAN Summit!

November 5, 2025 | The Ponds at Bolton Valley Resort

Learn more and register

Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund| Tools of the Trade

Applications are now open for Tools of the Trade – Business Coaching for Energy Pros, a nine-month program designed to help Vermont weatherization and clean energy contractors strengthen operations, grow their workforce, and improve financial sustainability.

Apply by September 12, 2025

Learn more

VEEP on the Statehouse Lawn

As part of their 45th anniversary, the Vermont Energy Education Program is having an open house on the statehouse lawn in Montpelier. They’ll have hands-on science equipment set up so visitors can learn about electricity, renewable power, weatherization and clean transportation. Come ride the energy bike, build a model wind turbine, and see if you can correctly wire up a solar panel. Visitors of all ages welcome (children under 10, please bring an adult).

Tuesday September 16, 2025 4-6pm | Statehouse Lawn

Questions? Email info@veep.org

Sun Day events

Several Vermont communities are hosting Sun Day events as part of the international day of action celebrating the power of clean energy.

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Learn more and find an event near you

VBSR | Climate Ready VT

ClimateReadyVT is VBSR’s 1-day program helping small businesses in Vermont adapt to our changing climate and prepare for climate-related business disruptions.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Learn more and register

EAN Network Action Teams

EAN Network Action Teams meet regularly. If you are interested in joining meetings of the Weatherization at Scale Coalition, the Climate Workforce Coalition, or other teams, or if you want to learn more about their work, contact Cara: cara@eanvt.org

Learn more
The Vermont Total Energy Ticker

In Studio – Climate Action Report analysis

Jane Lazorchak, who leads the Climate Action Office, and Climate Council member Jared Duval discuss the new Climate Action Plan, break down the findings, highlight key recommendations, and discuss what’s next for Vermont’s climate strategy. 

gnat | The News Project

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How a Koch-funded campaign is trying to reverse climate action in Vermont

Americans for Prosperity claims its mission is to make Vermont more affordable. But its founding and financing by some of the world’s richest oil men and a history of spreading climate disinformation has raised doubts.

VT Digger

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Vermonters learn how to weatherize homes through Vermont Adult Learning program

The organization chose to prioritize weatherization and heat pump installation partially due to the state’s climate goals, said Director of Workforce Development Kim Rupe Lennox.

VT Digger

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