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\nFor more about the formation of EAN and the unique role that we play for Vermont, see the article on the Rockefeller Foundation website titled “Energy Action Network: Finding the Path to Renewable Energy in Vermont<\/a>.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
EAN’s Beginnings<\/span><\/h2>\n
In 2009, a group of Vermonters came together to begin an effort to address the reality of climate change, the risk to Vermont\u2019s economy of continued dependence on fossil fuels, and the economic and technological opportunity presented by transitioning to a sustainable energy future. Recognizing that no single organization\u2014non-profit, business, or government entity\u2014had the power to enact rapid, large-scale systems change, the group embarked on a systems mapping process. This process involved over sixty thought and action leaders from all aspects of the energy sector and led to broad agreement among a diverse group of participants on an ambitious goal: Vermont should meet 80% of its 2030 energy needs through renewable energy and increased efficiency. Later, this goal would be updated to be 90% by 2050. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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EAN\u2019s systems work started with a core team and, using a \u201cconcentric circles\u201d approach, has continued to engage an increasingly wider circle of people at each point in the process. \u00a0This approach has encouraged the development of effective working relationships and high levels of trust across sectors and organizations, and has ensured that divergent points of view are heard and considered.<\/span><\/p>\n
Through the mapping process, it became evident that focused, coordinated, cross-sector work in four high leverage areas (public engagement, capital mobilization, regulatory reform and technological innovation) would be necessary to achieve to transformative change in the energy system. \u00a0It is our belief that coordinated, strategic projects that address all four of these leverage points<\/a> will have a catalytic effect on transitioning Vermont\u2019s energy system. \u00a0This work will be most successful if there is a high level of coordination across energy sectors (heating, transportation, and electricity) and organizations in the business, government, and non-profit arenas.<\/span><\/p>\n
In 2011, EAN participants identified a number of these strategic projects that could be initiated immediately and have the greatest leverage effect on the energy system. \u00a0These implementation projects provided the opportunity for private, nonprofit, and public entities to work together to achieve both their individual objectives and the larger energy system transformation. \u00a0Participants also recognized the need for support in their collaborative efforts and requested that EAN provide network coordination and facilitation. To meet this need, we created a \u201cbackbone\u201d or \u201ccore\u201d organizational structure, in the form of a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to provide ongoing support in the form of network and project coordination, funding support, meeting facilitation, and development of shared metrics, to better enable the Network to collectively reach our common goals.<\/span><\/p>\n
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