Always read Hannah Ritchie, but this one is particularly good. Are wind and solar driving up electricity rates? Looking at the data, there's no evidence that's the case.

It's always fun to spread good news and Vermont's path to 100% #RenewableEnergy is GOOD NEWS. REV's Peter Sterling took to RE+ Northeast yesterday to share the details of VT's updated Renewable Energy Standard and the bright future for renewables in our state.

See Peter's full presentation on the enactment of Vermont’s historic 100% Renewable Energy Standard: revermont.org/revs-renorthea…

Was fortunate to be invited to give the VT Briefing at #REPlusNE. Great event, great people & left with hope for a renewable energy future Here's my presentation: revermont.org/wp-content/upl…

VT Law & Graduate School's Genevieve Byrne made an incredibly compelling case for renewing the Standard Offer program to promote energy security in VT, provide building blocks for community resilience, & bring back community solar in her testimony to VT Senate Natural Resources.

Check out Byrne's full testimony: legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026…

Thank you Senator Thomas Chittenden for your continued support for Vermont's Renewable Energy Standard! Moving toward 100% renewable energy - with more power coming from within Vermont - made sense last spring and makes sense today.

"Scott is couching his attacks on renewable energy as a defense of ‘affordability’. The exact opposite is true. VT has the lowest electricity costs in the region precisely because it includes the strongest portfolio of renewable energy in New England." benningtonbanner.com/opinion/commen…

Big win for backyard solar - "25 is the new 15" makes it easier to permit small net metered projects & passed a key Senate hurdle today. Thanks to Sens Anne Watson for State Senate, Beck, Ruth Hardy, Bongartz & Williams of SNRE for their 5-0, bipartisan support of this common sense reform!

The VT Senate just passed S.50. "25 is the new 15" on a voice votes, sending the bill to the House! Good new for Vermonters looking to electify and add backyard solar, the process is about to get a little easier!

“If you take #renewables and #storage off the table, we’re going to force electricity prices to the moon.” nytimes.com/2025/03/17/cli…

"We need to ...invest in our local economies, and in the stability of our energy costs for all our citizens. We support local syrup, local beer, local crafters... Let’s also support our local energy providers for a more resilient & energy independent VT." waterburyroundabout.org/opinion-archiv…

ISO NE CEO tells Congress we need #offshorewind We agree! “The region, and the ISO, are counting on the addition of large quantities of offshore wind to maintain resource and energy adequacy,”- Gordon Van Welie mainemorningstar.com/briefs/

VT's solar companies are deeply committed to the communities they serve. Great to see Alex Mintz (Power Guru), Jarred Cobb (Catamount Solar) & Andrew Cunningham (Southern VT Solar) testify on how they help customers meet growing electric needs w solar. youtube.com/watch?v=tx4ewg…

Trump's misguided Executive Order targeting VT's Climate Superfund Act (aka "Make Big Oil Pay") may be used to go after the Renewable Energy Standard too. Let's be clear: The president can't unilaterally preempt a VT laws enacted to protect Vermonters from the climate crisis.

What's the most exciting thing happening in your corner of the #renewableenergy world? Join us at #REV2025 this October 15th & 16th to get the word out. Our RFP is now open!

VTers should be proud of our lowest rates in NE coupled with our #renewableEnergy success stories in bringing solar, hydro & energy storage online manchesterjournal.com/opinion/column…

OPINION — "If Gov. Scott wasn’t willing to act based on the directive of current state law, it’s difficult to trust that a new law would compel him to do so," Sen. Watson writes. buff.ly/rJ6J7WL