Source: Burlington Free Press, July 27
By Joel Banner Baird
“The summer scramble for efficiency upgrades to homes and businesses — always lively in Vermont — warms up this week as Congress works to overcome resistance from federal mortgage regulators.
Need an attic-full of fresh insulation? Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing was designed to allow building owners to pay for the improvements over time, in the form of an addition to the local property tax bill. [More ...]
Tags: energy efficiency, PACE
Source: Bennington Banner, July 27
By Keith Whitcomb, Jr.
“POWNAL — Mark Grise said he would like to turn things around at Royal Pine Villa, but standing in his way is a lack of funding.
Grise is president and general manager for Royal Pine Villa Inc. The mobile home park is owned by Grise’s father-in-law, Marcine Roy, and was managed by him up until 2008 when his health forced him to take it easy. [More ...]
Tags: energy efficiency, Mobile homes, Pownal
Source: Office of Bernie Sanders, June 11, 2010
“WASHINGTON, June 11 – NeighborWorks of Western Vermont won a $4.5 million grant for innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, the Vermont congressional delegation announced today. [More ...]
Tags: energy efficiency, Grants, NeighborWorks, renewable energy
Source: Burlington Free Press, April 15, 2010
“WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and other Democratic lawmakers introduced a “cash for caulkers” energy program as a bipartisan bill Wednesday, with Republican Rep. Vern Ehlers signing on as a co-sponsor.
The $6 billion program, called Home Star, is designed to put 168,000 people to work by giving homeowners
incentives to become more energy efficient. The bill, which already passed a House subcommittee in draft form, will go before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce today. Lawmakers expect it to be approved. [More ...]
Tags: energy efficiency, HomeStar
By Howard Weiss-Tisman
Source: Brattleboro Reformer, March 29, 2010
“PUTNEY — Windham County schools and municipalities have been awarded more than $378,000 in efficiency and conservation block grants through a provision in the 2007 energy bill that was co-sponsored by Sen. Bernard Sanders.
Sanders, and Gov. James Douglas, will make the announcement about the grants this afternoon in South Burlington. They are part of the $5.8 million that will go toward 147 different projects around the state. [More ...]
Tags: block grants, energy, energy efficiency, Grants, Putney
By Dorothy Pellett
“CHARLOTTE — The first Habitat for Humanity home to be built in Charlotte is slated for construction this summer. It will be the first in Charlotte — and it also will take the lead in energy efficiency among Habitat homes in New England. [More ...]
Tags: Affordable Housing, Charlotte, energy efficiency, Habitat for Humanity
“The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced new regulations that will help improve the energy efficiency and livability of HUD, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, and USDA assisted apartments by minimizing barriers to the participation of these homes in the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). [More ...]
Tags: Department of Energy, DOE, energy efficiency, HUD, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, USDA, Weatherization Assistance Program
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