Renewable Energy Standard

House Passes Renewable Energy Standard Amidst Cloud of Baloney

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024

by Rob Roper

This week, the House voted in favor of H.287, an act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard, by a vote of 99-39, with eleven members absent. Even with a half-dozen or so Democrats joining all of the Republicans in voting NO, it looks like the Democratic Party leadership has twisted enough arms, if everyone were present, … Read more

G.E.T. R.E.A.L! G: Global Warming Solutions Act Reform

April 22, 2024March 22, 2024

by Op-Ed

Members of the Vermont House and Senate passed the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) in 2020 over the veto of Governor Scott and every elected Republican.

Renewable Energy Standard: A “Shell Game” of “Picking Winners & Losers”

October 10, 2023

by Rob Roper

This past week’s discussion in the Renewable Energy Standard Working Group, charged with drafting legislation to be considered by the General Assembly during the 2024 legislative session, highlighted some serious problems with Vermont’s energy policies, both philosophical and practical.