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  • Photovoltaics versus Line Extensions: Creating Informed Customer Choices
    (PDF 821 KB)
    The Vermont Public Service Commission publishes this brochure for homeowners that was originally developed by the Arizona Corporation Commission for a homeowner to decide whether to extend a power line or install a stand-alone PV system; 28 pp..
  • Using Wood Chips to Economically Heat Vermont's Schools
    The Vermont Department of Public Service publishes data on schools that heat with wood chips in the state in 1998 - 1999; 2 pp.; January, 2009.
  • Review of State Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Programs in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions
    (PDF 2.53 MB)
    The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) publishes this report that is part of the CESA Progress Report series and was prepared by Exeter Associates, Inc.; 94 pp. ; December, 2008.
  • Final Report and Recommendations of the Governor's Commission on Climate Change
    (PDF 355 KB)
    The Vermont Governor's Commission on Climate Change presented this report to Vermont Governor James Douglas in October 2007 as required by the governor's Executive Order 07-05; 31 pp.; October, 2007.
  • Small Wind Electric Systems: An Vermont Consumer's Guide
    (PDF 1.31 MB)
    The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this brochure for Vermont consumers; 27 pp.; April, 2007.
  • Vermont Electric Energy Efficiency Potential Study
    (PDF 2.58 MB)
    The Vermont Department of Public Service publishes this report that was prepared by GDS Associates, Inc.; 289 pp.; January, 2007.
  • A Decade of Change — A Vision for Vermont's Renewable Energy Future
    (PDF 1.84 MB)
    The Vermont Public Interest Research Group publishes its vision for growing renewable energy in the state; 32 pp.; August, 2006.
  • Vermont Fuel Price Report
    The Vermont Department of Public Service publishes the "Vermont Fuel Price Report" 1 pp.; January, 2005.
  • Vermont Commission on Wind Energy Regulatory Policy
    (PDF 81 KB)
    The Vermont Commission on Wind Regulatory Policy issued this report to Governor Douglas in fulfillment of the governor's Executive Order 04-04 dealing with commercial wind development in the state; 27 pp.; December, 2004.
  • Burlington, Vermont Forms Alliance to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    The DOE State Energy Program's bi-monthly newsletter, "Conservation Update," publishes this article about encouraging individuals, households, and businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; 4 pp.; December, 2003.
  • The Vermont Solar Energy Guide
    The Vermont Department of Public Service publishes this online guide to teach Vermonters and others how buildings can capture the sun's energy; December, 2003.
  • Evaluation Activities Related to Statewide Energy Efficiency Utility, Initial 3-Year Contract Cycle (2000 – 2002)
    (PDF 75 KB)
    The Vermont Public Service Department publishes this evaluation of the state's efficiency utility; 14 pp.; August, 2003.
  • Putting Efficiency into Energy-Efficiency Programs: Vermont's Story
    The DOE State Energy Program's bi-monthly newsletter, "Conservation Update," publishes the article about Efficiency Vermont, the first utility in the nation wholly dedicated to helping its customers save energy; 4 pp.; August, 2003.
  • Siting a Wind Turbine on Your Property; Putting Two Good Things Together: Small Wind Turbines and Vermont's Scenic Landscape
    (PDF 261 KB)
    The Vermont Department of Public Service publishes this booklet for homeowners who may want to install a small wind turbine on their property; 12 pp.; January, 2003.
  • Staff Guidelines on Photovoltaics Versus Line Extensions
    (PDF 219 KB)
    The Vermont Public Service Commission publishes these sample staff guidelines that were originally developed by the Arizona Corporation Commission for a utility to decide whether to extend a power line or install a stand-alone PV system; 7 pp.; January, 2003.
  • The Solar Electric Option (Instead of a Power Line Extension)
    (PDF 1.03 MB)
    The Vermont Public Service Commission publishes this brochure for homeowners that was originally developed by the Arizona Corporation Commission for a homeowner to decide whether to extend a power line or install a stand-alone PV system; 16 pp.; January, 2003.
  • Vermont Residential Fuel-Wood Assessment
    (PDF 89 KB)
    The Vermont Department of Public Service publishes this resource assessment; 30 pp.; December, 2000.
  • Residential Energy Efficiency Program for Low-Income Multifamily Housing
    (PDF 123 KB)
    This case study was published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 1 pp.; January, 2000.
  • Fueling Vermont's Future — Comprehensive Energy Plan and Greenhouse Gas Action Plan
    (PDF 94 KB)
    The Vermont Department of Public Service publishes this report; 18 pp.; July, 1998.