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Sustainability efforts continue to widen in Brattleboro

Solar-powered microgrids add climate resilience in rural Vermont communities

Green Mountain Power’s new “resiliency zone” initiative is using outage and other data to pinpoint places in need of local grid upgrades. Its first projects consist of microgrids that will power remote villages during outages.

International partnership is growing in Windham County

International partnership is growing in Windham County

Welcome to THE COMMONS -- News and Views for Windham County, Vermont

Welcome to THE COMMONS -- News and Views for Windham County, Vermont

BRATTLEBORO—On Tuesday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m., the multimedia arts venue Epsilon Spires will screen Aquarela, a provocative feature-length documentary that uses breathtaking footage shot on three continents to explore the evolving role that water plays in our lives and our environment.The screening will be followed by a panel discussion ...

New fossil-free fund takes Brattleboro to next level

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — A new fund is designed to bring the town into a new era of energy-related decision making. “I think it will allow us to do some amazing things,” said Select Board member Daniel Quipp. Town staff and the Select Board have been energy conscious in planning capital projects and vehicle purchases in recent years. But the Fossil Fuel-Free Town Infrastructure Fund, approved unanimously by the board at a remotely meeting held Tuesday, is intended to go even further to make investments in projects that will remove fossil fuels from the operations of town and create long-term cost savings.

Brattleboro invests in Cow Power, commits to new green energy fund

1 of 13 Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., produces electricity from the methane of its cows and sells it to Green Mountain Power. To purchase our photos, visit SmugMug.com.  Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., produces electricity from the methane of its cows and sells it to Green Mountain Power. Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Shawn Goodell, from Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., checks the energy output from the two motors that produce electricity from the methane of its cows on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Westminster Farms, in Westminster, Vt., produces electricity from the methane of its cows and sells it to Green Mountain Power.

Board seeks more info before plugging into Cow Power

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — With Select Board members unable to reach consensus or enough support for a majority vote during a sometimes tense meeting, town staff will be gathering more information about how to approach investing in Cow Power. Brattleboro Energy Committee Chairman Oscar Heller described the Green Mountain Power program as one in which “anyone can buy into, even just regular users, and it essentially pays local farmers to set up systems that allow them to convert methane on their farms into electricity using various digestors and stuff that I don’t fully understand.”