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Total Energy News | June 2025
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How rooftop solar is helping New England stay cool during the heat wave
As New England bakes during the first heat wave of the summer, electricity use is surging. The power grid has so far been able to meet the demand, thanks to an assist from the sun.
WBUR
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Trump targets heating assistance program that helps millions in Northeast
President Trump’s recently released discretionary budget calls for eliminating the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.
Vermont Public
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Norway is all in on electric cars.
What can the U.S. learn?
The keys to success are promoting stable, long-term policies that support electric vehicle sales and driving, generous incentives, and developing a robust charging network.
Grist
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Data Download | Cap-and-invest policy comparison
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Many of the places that are making the most progress in reducing climate pollution have taken a comprehensive, economy-wide approach – often involving a cap on emissions. “Cap-and-invest” is a policy that establishes a declining cap on emissions and creates a long-term revenue source that can be used for rebating money directly to residents, as well as funding programs and incentives. Vermont has participated in a successful multi-state cap-and-invest program (the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative) for more than a decade; however, that program covers just the electricity sector, which is responsible for only 3% of Vermont’s GHG emissions.
This is one of the new graphs from the upcoming EAN 2025 Annual Progress Report for Vermont, which will be released this fall. Over the next few months, we will share sneak previews of some of our newest graphics in this monthly e-newsletter.
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EAN 2025 Summer Research Intern Profiles
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Julián Galindo Macias
Julián joined EAN as a summer 2025 intern, focusing his research on options for how cap-and-invest programs can provide direct rebates to individuals.
Julián is a rising junior at Middlebury College, majoring in Environmental Policy, and is a member of climate activism groups on campus.
Julián grew up in Palo Alto, California and enjoys golfing, bouldering, and playing tennis. He looks forward to developing a timely research project that informs climate policy and programs at a sub-national level.
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Payton Molleur
Payton is a rising senior at Wheaton College, MA, studying economics and political science, and working on an honors thesis focused on the effects of tax incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act in influencing household energy consumption habits. He enjoys working with data and conducting meaningful research into public policy issues, and hopes to continue doing so after graduating from Wheaton.
Growing up in Walden VT, Payton was always close to nature and loves to spend his free time hiking, swimming, and biking when he’s not playing the trombone. He is excited to spend the summer conducting research on the future of the transmission and distribution (T&D) grid in VT.
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EAN Summer Internship Lunch-and Learn
Join us to hear about the research conducted by EAN’s summer research interns in 2025. Payton Molleur will discuss his analysis of the future of the transmission and distribution grid in Vermont. Julián Galindo Macias will share his research on how cap-and-invest programs can provide direct rebates to individuals.
August 14, 2025 | at noon on Zoom
Register here
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2025 EAN Annual Network Summit
Save the date for the annual EAN Summit!
November 5, 2025 | The Ponds at Bolton Valley Resort
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Vermont Council on Rural Development | Vermont Community Leadership Summit: Communities in Action
VCRD invites you to join hundreds of community builders from across the state to gain skills and cultivate connections for a vibrant future. Workshops, panels, and networking sessions will explore how we work together to get things done, even when times are tough and resources are limited. There will be many topics to choose from including this year’s optional Participation Pathways: Community Leadership Skills; Arts and Culture: Building Community, Solving Problems; From Idea to Action; or Navigating Change and Uncertainty.
August 11, 2025 | Vermont State University, Randolph, VT
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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
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The Vermont Total Energy Ticker
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With fossil fuel use trending down, state still misses emissions goal
Overall fossil fuel consumption is trending downward, and greenhouse gas pollution has seen a 16-21% reduction below 2005 levels, but Vermont fell 18-39% short of meeting its first legal obligation under the Global Warming Solutions Act.
The Valley Reporter
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Capitol Recap: Climate policy grinds to a standstill in Montpelier
The sorts of initiatives needed to achieve the carbon pollution reductions called for in the GWSA — like new standards for the thermal sector, or a hard cap on emissions from cars and trucks — have, for now, lost their political viability in Montpelier.
Vermont Public
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Vermont’s Governor Delays Electric Car Mandates, Part of State’s Climate Plan
In an executive order, Gov. Phil Scott paused enforcement of EV supply mandates. The stated reasons defy the administration’s prior messaging about zero-emission vehicle goals.
Inside Climate News
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