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Net metering a victim of its own success for some rural utilities
The 75-foot-tall 35kw Vestas wind turbine at Butterworks Farm in Westfield provides half the farm’s electricity needs. The success of a subsidy for small renewable energy projects is proving costly for...
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Issue of sustaining net metering projects beyond 4 percent cap generates...
The question of whether some rural utilities should finance small renewable energy projects has taken a nosedive into the realm of legal ambiguity. The issue stems from a law that requires utilities to...
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Advocates protest as more utilities stop or reduce projects eligible for...
A solar installation. Washington Electric Cooperative is the only utility in Vermont that has continued to accept applications to its net-metering, renewable-energy program, even after surpassing a...
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Vermont Electric Coop suggests lowering subsidy for alternative energy projects
James Eniti uses net metering with Washington Electric Cooperative in East Montpelier. Photo by Roger Crowley/for VTDigger The state’s second largest utility has stepped out front in the debate over...
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Temporary fix proposed for net-metering program
Darren Springer, deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Service, provided the department’s recommendation for a net metering program to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Energy....
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Bill to raise net metering cap sails through House
The Vermont House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a proposal to lift the cap on how much power utilities can accept from net-metering projects. The current cap is 4 percent; H.702 would raise the...
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Legislative wrap: Net metering took center stage among energy bills
James Eniti uses net metering with Washington Electric Cooperative in East Montpelier. Photo by Roger Crowley/for VTDiggerA program that offers residents and businesses credit for generating their own...
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Solar installer offers financing package that eliminates upfront costs
A SunCommon solar installation. Courtesy photo Vermonters seeking to generate their own solar electricity often cite upfront costs as a major hurdle. A Vermont solar installer and financier says...
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Utility crews continue working through icy conditions to restore power in...
Wind-blown debris lies in a field off of Lower Pleasant Valley Road in Cambridge during a wind storm on Friday, December 23, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Utility crews continued to work to...
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Powerless: In a record storm, a small electric cooperative struggled to turn...
A utility crew from the Burlington Electric Department assists the Washington Electric Co-op as they work to restore power in East Montpelier on Thursday, Dec. 29. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger EAST...
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