/tags/energy-environment Energy & Environment en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:53:57 GMT /local-news/2025-06-02/green-mountain-power-seeks-install-storage-batteries-remote-homes Green Mountain Power is asking state regulators to approve up $30 million in ratepayer tariffs to pay for the program. It says the batteries will save ratepayers money over time. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:53:57 GMT /local-news/2025-06-02/green-mountain-power-seeks-install-storage-batteries-remote-homes Howard Weiss-Tisman /podcast/brave-little-state/2025-05-08/is-logging-really-as-bad-for-the-climate-as-some-people-say-it-is Vermont’s logging industry has changed a lot over the last several decades. But one thing remains true: We just can’t agree about how to manage our forests in the face of climate change. Thu, 08 May 2025 22:07:43 GMT /podcast/brave-little-state/2025-05-08/is-logging-really-as-bad-for-the-climate-as-some-people-say-it-is Abagael Giles, Josh Crane /2025-03-31/nh-lawmakers-study-leaving-new-england-electricity-system-regional-grid States aren’t technically members of ISO-New England, the regional grid operator. So leaving would mean instructing utilities and other organizations that own transmission lines to withdraw from the organization themselves. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:53:43 GMT /2025-03-31/nh-lawmakers-study-leaving-new-england-electricity-system-regional-grid Mara Hoplamazian /local-news/2025-03-19/can-ai-predict-where-climate-change-disrupt-power-grid-vermont-utility-thinks-so Johnson-based Vermont Electric Cooperative will use a new software tool that helps small utilities identify places where their grid infrastructure is vulnerable to power outages because of climate change. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:01:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-19/can-ai-predict-where-climate-change-disrupt-power-grid-vermont-utility-thinks-so Abagael Giles /local-news/2025-02-05/regulators-weigh-in-impacts-potential-tariff-canadian-energy-imports Roughly 30% of the fuel oil, kerosene, propane and gasoline sold in Vermont is imported from Canada. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:51:49 GMT /local-news/2025-02-05/regulators-weigh-in-impacts-potential-tariff-canadian-energy-imports Abagael Giles /show/vermont-edition/2025-02-04/why-does-vermont-only-have-one-landfill A recent Brave Little State explores this question. Plus, two local waste management professionals explain the gritty details of their work. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:48:16 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-02-04/why-does-vermont-only-have-one-landfill Mikaela Lefrak, Jon Ehrens /podcast/brave-little-state/2025-01-23/new-hampshire-has-six-landfills-why-does-vermont-only-have-one When it comes to our trash, Vermont keeps it simple. Most trash ends up in Coventry, in the Northeast Kingdom. But it hasn’t always been this way â€� and we’ll soon need a new solution. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:15:44 GMT /podcast/brave-little-state/2025-01-23/new-hampshire-has-six-landfills-why-does-vermont-only-have-one Mikaela Lefrak, Josh Crane /2025-01-06/in-2024-solar-contributed-to-the-new-england-grid-like-never-before Residential, "behind-the-meter" solar, like panels found on rooftops, commercial buildings, and in parking lots, helped keep energy demand low during the day in spring and summer. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:58:44 GMT /2025-01-06/in-2024-solar-contributed-to-the-new-england-grid-like-never-before Molly Enking /podcast/brave-little-state/2024-12-05/how-has-vails-acquisition-of-vermont-ski-areas-impacted-locals Vermont ski culture and ski towns are changing. Many are blaming Vail. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:41:59 GMT /podcast/brave-little-state/2024-12-05/how-has-vails-acquisition-of-vermont-ski-areas-impacted-locals Sabine Poux /podcast/brave-little-state/2024-10-24/voters-want-to-know-what-does-vermonts-energy-transition-mean-for-them Climate change is here, and the state’s energy transition is underway. A lot of uncertainty remains. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:21:44 GMT /podcast/brave-little-state/2024-10-24/voters-want-to-know-what-does-vermonts-energy-transition-mean-for-them Abagael Giles, Josh Crane