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Solar panel installers rush to finish jobs before a federal income tax credit for solar projects disappears at the end of the year. Plus: a massive solar farm gains regulatory approval in Shaftsbury.
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Low river flows are making it hard to make electricity at the region's river dams. -
Operators are proposing big changes for how they run three dams on the Connecticut River. -
After a winter of exceptionally high natural gas and electricity prices, many New Englanders are asking whether a new natural gas pipeline is the solution. -
The increased tariffs the Trump administration imposed this month on goods coming from Canada won't apply to heating oil and gasoline many Vermonters rely on for energy. -
Federal tax credits for rooftop solar will go away altogether at the end of this year, repealing decades of incentives that previously enjoyed bipartisan support. -
During June's heat wave, batteries and solar played a major role in keeping power reliable and lowering costs. It's a trend that is expected to continue in the future for the region.
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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. -
Brave Little StateVermont’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. -
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.
