/tags/sustainable-power Sustainable Power en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:07:35 GMT /local-news/2024-06-10/parent-company-of-suncommon-files-for-bankruptcy SunCommon is the largest solar company in Vermont and was purchased by iSun in 2021. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:07:35 GMT /local-news/2024-06-10/parent-company-of-suncommon-files-for-bankruptcy Abagael Giles /local-news/2024-06-05/vermont-regulators-ease-off-net-metering-incentives-rooftop-solar-deployment Renewable developers, some lawmakers and community solar advocates say new cuts to rooftop solar incentives in Vermont don’t make sense in the face of climate change. But state regulators say they will push utilities to invest in more affordable renewable energy projects. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:34:18 GMT /local-news/2024-06-05/vermont-regulators-ease-off-net-metering-incentives-rooftop-solar-deployment Abagael Giles /local-news/2024-03-07/developer-pulls-plug-on-transmission-project-that-would-have-brought-millions-to-northeast-kingdom A transmission line that would have brought 1,200 megawatts of power back and forth between Quebec and New England would have brought in millions of dollars for Northeast Kingdom communities. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:41:10 GMT /local-news/2024-03-07/developer-pulls-plug-on-transmission-project-that-would-have-brought-millions-to-northeast-kingdom Abagael Giles /npr-news/2022-12-10/ever-wonder-how-they-build-turbines-at-sea-heres-what-it-takes-to-create-an-american-wind-farm America’s first major offshore wind farm, Vineyard Wind, will have 62 turbines standing taller than the Boston skyline. Workers are laying undersea cables now, and the turbines are scheduled for installation next summer, 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Sat, 10 Dec 2022 13:24:33 GMT /npr-news/2022-12-10/ever-wonder-how-they-build-turbines-at-sea-heres-what-it-takes-to-create-an-american-wind-farm Jennette Barnes /npr-news/2022-06-07/biden-allows-solar-panel-imports-while-also-moving-to-boost-domestic-production The Biden administration will invoke the Defense Production Act to increase U.S. manufacturing of solar panels while declaring a two-year tariff exemption on panels from Southeast Asia. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:04:58 GMT /npr-news/2022-06-07/biden-allows-solar-panel-imports-while-also-moving-to-boost-domestic-production Scott Detrow, Eric McDaniel /npr-news/2022-05-07/solar-crisis-hits-maine-as-investigation-into-chinese-panel-manufacturers-puts-projects-on-hold Hundreds of large-scale solar power projects are on hold in the U.S., while federal trade officials investigate whether Chinese manufacturers and affiliates in Southeast Asia illegally avoided duties on solar panels. Some see the situation as a threat to President Biden's climate agenda. Sat, 07 May 2022 12:10:45 GMT /npr-news/2022-05-07/solar-crisis-hits-maine-as-investigation-into-chinese-panel-manufacturers-puts-projects-on-hold Fred Bever /npr-news/2021-11-14/maines-solar-power-output-has-surged-in-two-years-community-solar-projects-play-a-big-part A mid-sized project in York County that's part of the state's new "community solar" program is just about to go live. Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:34:45 GMT /npr-news/2021-11-14/maines-solar-power-output-has-surged-in-two-years-community-solar-projects-play-a-big-part Fred Bever /vpr-news/2017-09-01/public-service-department-rejects-new-haven-energy-plan The Department of Public Service has rejected New Haven's energy plan.Under the state's new energy siting law towns or regional planning commissions haveâ€� Fri, 01 Sep 2017 21:19:16 GMT /vpr-news/2017-09-01/public-service-department-rejects-new-haven-energy-plan Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2017-08-25/public-utility-commission-sets-new-winter-standards-for-georgia-mountain-wind The Public Utility Commission is imposing new restrictions on the Georgia Mountain Community Wind project.Scott and Melodie McLane live near the turbines,â€� Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:37:47 GMT /vpr-news/2017-08-25/public-utility-commission-sets-new-winter-standards-for-georgia-mountain-wind Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2016-05-10/more-than-energy-hydro-dam-purchase-would-put-state-in-charge-of-land-along-rivers The Shumlin Administration is deciding if the state should purchase a 560-megawatt hydro system on the Connecticut and Deerfield rivers. But the dealâ€� Tue, 10 May 2016 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2016-05-10/more-than-energy-hydro-dam-purchase-would-put-state-in-charge-of-land-along-rivers Howard Weiss-Tisman