clean energy

Senator Peter Welch: Energizing our Communities Act with Vermont Outdoor Recreation Leaders at the Catamount Outdoor Family Center 04/25/2024

From the Office of Senator Welch:

Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joins Protect Our Winters (POW) and Vermont outdoor recreation leaders to celebrate Earth Week and unveil the Energizing Our Communities Act, legislation to support local communities that host Department of Energy (DOE) supported transmission projects. The program will help build trust between local governments and transmission developers so the nation can sustainably increase transmission capacity, which is crucial to a national clean energy transition. The Energizing Our Communities Act invests revenue from certain federal Department of Energy loan programs back into communities, including tribal governments, who host transmission infrastructure. This bill aims to support national transmission grid build-out by ensuring communities see the benefits of transmission at the ground level.

Who: Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.); Sam Masters, Protect Our Winters; John Atkinson, Executive Director of Catamount Outdoor Family Center; Ashley LaPorte, Vice President of Purpose & Impact, Burton; Ted Brady, Executive Director of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns; and Blake Keogh, Athlete.

Renewable Energy VT Conference Keynote with Jennifer Green and Alicia Barton 10/27/2022

From Renewable Energy VT:

Keynote speaker Alicia Barton, CEO of FirstLight Power, discusses her vision of how we ensure the future of New England's grid is clean, resilient, and equitable. Alicia brings extensive clean energy leadership experience from both the public and private sectors to the fight against climate change having held high-profile public service roles – most recently serving as the President and as CEO of the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and previously as CEO of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) where she helped both New York and Massachusetts to advance and implement nation-leading clean energy strategies.

New England Mayors & Local Leaders Urge Federal Climate Action 08/18/2021

Join Mayors and City Councilors from around New England for a panel discussion about the impacts of climate change, opportunities for action at the local level, and the need for aggressive action from the federal government. These local leaders are seeing the impacts of climate change firsthand in their communities. Hear about the climate actions they’re taking locally, and why they are calling for significant federal investments in climate, clean energy, justice, and jobs.

Who:
Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, Environmental League of Massachusetts
Mayor Anne Watson, Montpelier, Vermont
City Councilor / Former Mayor Sarah Nichols, Bangor, Maine
City Councilor Jesse Lederman, Springfield, Massachusetts
Mayor Joyce Craig, Manchester, New Hampshire

Burlington Mayor's Show: Earth Day and More 04/24/2019

Mayor Miro Weinberger and Olivia LaVecchia, Communications Coordinator, discuss a range of news and events in the city, including Burlington being ranked fourth in the country for solar capacity per capita, spring tree planting events.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Launch of Accel-VT - Accelerating Climate Economy Businesses 09/07/2017

Ellen Kahler announces the launch of Accel-VT with Neal Lunderville of Burlington Electric Department and Mary Powell of Green Mountain Power.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Accelerator Speech - What’s Next? Scaling Up 09/07/2017

Jigar Shah is the Co-Founder of Generate Capital, a specialty finance company that builds, owns, operates, and finances infrastructure assets involving energy, water, agriculture and basic materials.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Accelerator Speech - The Innovation Solution 09/07/2017

Mary Powell is nationally recognized as an energy visionary, positioning Green Mountain Power as a leading energy transformation company. Delivering clean, cost-effective and highly reliable power to customers all across Vermont, GMP offers cutting-edge products and service to reduce costs and carbon.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Climate Economy #FutureFormula Pitch Contest 09/07/2017

Entrepreneurs from across the country have submitted pitches for innovations and practical solutions to tackle climate challenges. Five of the leading entrepreneurs will have the chance to make 6-minute startup pitches to a panel of industry-leading judges. Judges will choose one winner for a $15,000 award!

Master of Ceremonies: Marguerite Dibble, GameTheory

The panel of Judges:
Kyle Clark, Beta Air LLC, and Venture.co
Marguerite Dibble, GameTheory
Seyi Fabode, Asha Labs
Bryan Garcia, Connecticut Green Bank
Danny Kennedy, CalCEF
Jigar Shah, Generate Capital
Janice St. Onge, Flexible Capital Fund, L3C
Robert Zulkoski, Vermont Works

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Solution Pitch: Financing and Marketing Comprehensive Home Efficiency Transformations 09/07/2017

What is the best way to universalize comprehensive home energy and efficiency retrofits while creating jobs and reducing carbon emissions?

Moderated by Carol Weston, Director of Programs and Implementation at Efficiency Vermont.

Tammy Agard is the co-founder and CEO of EEtility, a “B” (Benefit) Corporation and Energy Efficiency Program Operator located in Little Rock, Arkansas that specializes in operating on bill Energy Efficiency programs for the Rural Electric Cooperative sector.

Sue E. Coakley, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships is Executive Director and a member of the Board of Directors. She provides strategic direction for NEEP's development, management and operations, and manages relationships with NEEP's broad base of funders. In her role, she leads NEEP’s efforts to transform markets to provide high-efficiency solutions on a regional scale.

Andy Frank is founder and CEO of Sealed, an energy services company that finances home upgrades with guaranteed energy savings.

Dan Gray - Before joining Empower, Dan Gray served as the Business and Utility Consultant for Williams Allwein & Moser, an advanced energy law firm based in Columbus, where he combined his knowledge of utility rates and regulations with his background in financial modeling to drive value for the customers in complicated energy development projects.

Catalysts of the Climate Economy National Innovation Summit 2017: Spark Speech - Incubating and Accelerating New Business Ventures 09/07/2017

Spark Speeches Lead innovators share Climate Economy innovation success stories, then speculate: what’s next? Participants respond with ideas on next economic opportunities.

How would you revolutionize the energy system through distributed generation and how would that transform the national economy?

Moderated by Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

William Generett is President and CEO of Urban Innovation21

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund nurtures the sustainable development of Vermont’s economy by providing business assistance, network development, research and financing in agriculture and food system, forest product, waste management, renewable energy, and the climate economy sectors.

Dr. Emily Reichert serves as Chief Executive Officer of Greentown Labs, the largest clean technology startup incubator in the United States.

Marilyn Waite of Energy, Village Capital has worked across four continents in venture investment, startups, and renewable and nuclear energy, her vision is a world where sustainability values of social cohesion, environmental consciousness, intergenerational equity, and economic health drive decision-making and business practices.

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