Thank you to everyone who joined us for today’s Climate & Energy 2023 Legislative Landscape Webinar! You can watch a recording of the webinar here, and below, and find a copy of the chat, and all other resources shared throughout the webinar, here.
In case you missed it, members of the Act on Climate Vermont coalition, including Vermont Conservation Voters, VPIRG, Conservation Law Foundation, the Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club, and the Vermont Community Geothermal Alliance, together shared an overview of upcoming legislative priorities for climate and clean energy in Vermont. Priorities include:
- S.5, An Affordable Heat Act for the thermal heating sector
- Renewable Energy Standard modernization for the electricity sector
- Transportation transformation
- Ratepayer protection & thermal energy networks
Below are some of the resources shared throughout the webinar that you can check out and tap into:
- Copy of the chat from the webinar
- Draft of S.5, An Affordable Heat Act
- Draft of the Ratepayer Protection & Networked Geothermal Act
- Ben Edgerly Walsh’s presentation (Renewable Energy Standard)
- Robb Kidd’s presentation (transportation)
- Debbie New and James Dumont’s presentation (Ratepayer Protection & Thermal Energy Networks)
- Bill Background
- Ratepayer Protection & Thermal Energy Networks Act – One Page Overview
- Tiered Discount Program – One Page Overview
- New Legislative Committees & Committee Assignments in the House and Senate
- MileageSmart Vermont & Replace Your Ride – electric vehicle incentive programs
- Vermont Community Geothermal Alliance
- Rewiring America Inflation Reduction Act Calculator
- Sierra Club Transportation Survey
- Networked Geothermal Presentation from 2022 Energy Action Network Summit
- VNRC and VCV’s Weekly Climate Dispatch
- VCV’s New Democracy Dispatch Podcast
- Drive Electric Vermont Vehicle Sales Dashboard
Thank you again to all who were able to join us! This is just the beginning of the work ahead as the legislative session progresses and we continue working to advance a variety of important policies that will help Vermont meet our emissions reduction obligation, and build an affordable and equitable clean energy future. Stay tuned for many more opportunities to stay engaged and get involved in the coming weeks and months!