2018 Vermont General Election Polling Places
All Polls in VT close at 7:00 P.M.
Town or City | 2018 General Election polling place | Address of Polling Place (General Election) | General Election: what time do polling places open? |
Addison | Addison Town Clerk’s Office | 65 VT Route 17 West | 7:00 AM |
Albany | Albany Town Clerk’s Office | 827 Main Street | 9:00 AM |
Alburgh | Alburgh Municipal Building | 1 North Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Andover | Andover Town Hall | 59 Town Hall Road | 8:00 AM |
Arlington | Arlington Memorial High School | 529 East Arlington Road | 10:00 AM |
Athens | Athens Town Office | 25 Brookline Road | 10:00 AM |
Bakersfield | Town Hall | 40 East Bakersfield Road | 10:00 AM |
Baltimore | Baltimore Town Office | 1902 Baltimore Road | 10:00 AM |
Barnard | Town Hall | 115 North Road | 10:00 AM |
Barnet | Fire & Rescue Station | 151 Bimson Drive | 7:00 AM |
Barre City | Barre City Auditorium | 20 Auditorium Hill | 7:00 AM |
Barre Town | Barre Town Middle & Elementary School Gymnasium | 70 Websterville Road | 7:00 AM |
Barton | Lake Region Union High School | 317 Lake Region Road. | 10:00 AM |
Belvidere | Belvidere Town Office | 3996 VT Route 109 | 8:30 AM |
Bennington 2-1 & 2-2 | Bennington Fire House | 130 River Street, Bennington | 7:00 AM |
Bennington 2-1 Village voters | Bennington 2-1 Village voters | 2 Depot Street, North Bennington | 7:00 AM |
Benson | Benson Community Hall | 2724 Stage Road | 10:00 AM |
Berkshire | Berkshire Town Clerk’s Office | 4454 Watertower Road. Enosburgh Falls | 10:00 AM |
Berlin | Berlin Municipal Office | 108 Shed Road | 10:00 AM |
Bethel | Whitcomb High School | 273 Pleasant Street | 7:00 AM |
Bloomfield | Old Schoolhouse | 27 Schoolhouse Road | 10:00 AM |
Bolton | Smilie Memorial School | 2712 Theodore Roosevelt Highway | 7:00 AM |
Bradford | Bradford Academy | 172 North Main Street | 10:00 AM |
Braintree | Braintree Town Hall | 5379 VT Route 12A | 7:00 AM |
Brandon | Brandon Town Hall | 1 Conant Square | 7:00 AM |
Brattleboro | American Legion | 32 Linden Street | 7:00 AM |
Bridgewater | Town Office | 7335 US RT 4 | 8:00 AM |
Bridport | Community/Masonic Hall | 52 Middle Road | 7:00 AM |
Brighton | Town Hall Gym | 49 Mill Street Ext. | 9:00 AM |
Bristol | Holley Hall | 1 South Street | 7:00 AM |
Brookfield | Brookfield Elementary School | 1728 Ridge Road | 9:00 AM` |
Brookline | Brookline Town Office | 734 Grassy Brook Road | 9:00 AM |
Brownington | Brownington Town Office | 622 Schoolhouse Road | 9:00 AM |
Brunswick | Community Office Building | 994 VT Route 102 | 10:00 AM |
Burke | Burke Community Building | 212 School Street | 8:00 AM |
Burlington – Ward 1 | Mater Christi School | 100 Mansfield Ave. | 7:00 AM |
Burlington – Ward 2 | HO Wheeler School | Archibald/Walnut Streets | 7:00 AM |
Burlington – Ward 3 | Lawrence Barnes School | 123 North Street | 7:00 AM |
Burlington – Ward 4 | St. Marks Youth Center | 1271 North Avenue | 7:00 AM |
Burlington – Ward 5 | Burlington Electric Department | 585 Pine Street | 7:00 AM |
Burlington – Ward 6 | Edmunds Middle School | 275 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Burlington – Ward 7 | Robert Miller Center | 130 Gosse Court | 7:00 AM |
Burlington – Ward 8 | Fletcher Free Library | 235 College Street | 7:00 AM |
Cabot | Willey Building | 3084 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Calais | Town Office | 3120 Pekin Brook Road | 7:00 AM |
Cambridge | Cambridge Elementary School | 186 School Road | 7:00 AM |
Canaan | Canaan Town Office | 318 Christian Hill | 8:00 AM |
Castleton | Castleton Fire Station | 273 VT Route 30 North | 8:00 AM |
Cavendish | Proctorsville Fire Department | 513 Main Street | 10:00 AM |
Charleston | Charleston Town Clerk’s Office | 5063 VT Route 105 | 10:00 AM |
Charlotte | CCS Multi-Purpose Room | 408 Hinesburg Road | 7:00 AM |
Chelsea | Chelsea Town Hall | 296 VT RT 110 | 9:00 AM |
Chester | Chester Town Hall, Second Floor | 556 Elm Street | 9:00 AM` |
Chittenden | Chittenden Municipal Offices | 260 Chittenden Road | 10:00 AM |
Clarendon | Clarendon Town Hall | 279 Middle Road | 10:00 AM |
Colchester-Chit-9-1 | Colchester High School Gymnasium | 131 Laker Lane | 7:00 AM |
Colchester-Chit-9-2 | Colchester High School Gymnasium | 131 Laker Lane | 7:00 AM |
Concord | Concord Town Hall | 456 Main Street | 10:00 AM |
Corinth | Town Hall | 1387 Cookeville Road | 8:30 AM |
Cornwall | Town Hall | 2629 Route 30 | 7:00 AM |
Coventry | Coventry Community Center | 168 Main Street | 8:00 AM |
Craftsbury | Craftsbury Town Hall | 85 South Craftsbury Road | 9:00 AM |
Danby | Municipal Office | 130 Brook Road | 7:00 AM |
Danville | Danville Town Hall | 36 US Route 2 West | 10:00 AM |
Derby | Derby Municipal Office | 124 Main Street | 8:00 AM |
Dorset | The Dorset School | 130 School Drive | 7:00 AM |
Dover | Town Hall | 189 Taft Brook Road, East Dover | 7:00 AM |
Dummerston | Dummerston Congregational Church | 1535 Middle Road | 8:00 AM |
Duxbury | Crossett Brook Middle School | 5672 VT Route 100 | 7:00 AM |
East Haven | Community Building | 64 Community Building Road | 10:00 AM |
East Montpelier | East Montpelier Elementary School | 665 Vincent Flats Road | 7:00 AM |
Eden | Town Clerk’s Office | 71 Old Schoolhouse Road | 8:00 AM |
Elmore | Town Clerk’s Office | 1280 VT Route 12 | 8:00 AM |
Enosburgh | Enosburgh Emergency Services Building | 83 Sampsonville Road | 10:00 AM |
Essex – Chit 8-1 and 8-3 | Essex Middle School | 60 Founders Road | 7:00 AM |
Essex – Chit 8-2 | Essex High School | 2 Educational Drive | 7:00 AM |
Fair Haven | American Legion Post #49 | 72 South Main St. | 10:00 AM |
Fairfax | Bellows Free Academy | 75 Hunt Street | 7:00 AM |
Fairfield | Municipal Building | 25 North Road | 7:00 AM |
Fairlee | Fairlee Town Hall | 75 Town Common Road | 10:00 AM |
Fayston | Fayston Municipal Offices | 866 North Fayston Road | 7:00 AM |
Ferrisburgh | Town Hall and Community Center | 3279 Route 7 | 7:00 AM |
Fletcher | Fletcher Town Offices | 33 Shaw Road | 8:00 AM |
Franklin | Franklin Town Hall | 5336 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Georgia | Georgia Elementary & Middle School | 4416 Ethan Allen Highway | 7:00 AM |
Glover | Glover Town Clerk’s Office | 51 Bean Hill | 10:00 AM |
Goshen | Goshen Town Hall | 50 Carlisle Hil Road | 9:00 AM |
Grafton | Grafton Town Hall | 117 Main Street | 9:00 AM |
Granby | Granby Town Hall | 9005 Granby Road | 10:00 AM |
Grand Isle | Grand Isle Town Municiipal Building | 9 Hyde Road | 7:00 AM |
Granville | Town Hall | 4157 VT Route 100 | 7:00 AM |
Greensboro | Town Clerk | 82 Craftsbury Rd. | 10:00 AM |
Groton | Groton Community Building Gym | 1476 Scott Highway | 10:00 AM |
Guildhall | The Guild Hall (Town Hall) | 13 Courthouse Drive | 10:00 AM |
Guilford | Guilford Central School | 374 School Road | 10:00 AM |
Halifax | Halifax Elementary Multipurpose Room | 246 Branch Road | 10:00 AM |
Hancock | Hancock Town Office | 1027 VT Route 100 | 7:00 AM |
Hardwick | Elementary School | 135 South Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Hartford | Hartford High School | 37 Highland Avenue | 7:00 AM |
Hartland | Damon Hall | 1 Quechee Road | 7:00 AM |
Highgate | Highgate Elementary School | 219 Gore Road | 7:00 AM |
Hinesburg | Hinesburg Town Hall | 10632 Route 116 | 7:00 AM |
Holland | Holland Town Office | 120 School Road | 7:30 AM |
Hubbardton | Town Hall | 1831 Monument Hill Road | 10:00 AM |
Huntington | Brewster-Pierce School | 120 School Street | 6:30 AM |
Hyde Park | Town Clerk’s Office, Lower Level | 344 VT 15 W | 7:00 AM |
Ira | Ira Town Office | 1800 Route 133 | 10:00 AM |
Irasburg | Irasburg Town Hall | 118 Park Avenue | 10:00 AM |
Isle La Motte | Town Hall | 2272 Main Street | 9:00 AM |
Jamaica | Town Office | 28 Town Office Road | 10:00 AM |
Jay | Town Clerk’s Office | 1036 VT Route 242 | 10:00 AM |
Jericho | Mount Mansfield Union High School | 211 Brown’s Trace | 7:00 AM |
Johnson | Johnson Municipal Building | 293 Lower Main West | 7:00 AM |
Killington | Killington Town Office | 2706 River Road | 7:00 AM |
Kirby | Kirby Town Hall | 346 Town Hall Road | 8:00 AM |
Landgrove | Landgrove Town Hall | 88 Landgrove Road | 8:00 AM |
Leicester | Town Office | 44 School House Road | 10:00 AM |
Lemington | Town Hall | 2549 River Road | 10:00 AM |
Lincoln | Lincoln Town Office | 62 Quaker Street | 7:00 AM |
Londonderry | Town Office/Twitchell Building | 100 Old School Street, So. Londonderry | 7:00 AM |
Lowell | Lowell Graded School | 52 Gelo Park Road | 7:00 AM |
Ludlow | Town Hall | 37 Depot Street | 10:00 AM |
Lunenburg | Lunenburg School | 49 Bobbin Mill Road | 10:00 AM |
Lyndon | Town of Lyndon Municipal Office Building | 119 Park Avenue | 8:00 AM |
Maidstone | Maidstone Town Hall | 508 VT Route 102 | 10:00 AM |
Manchester | Manchester Town Hall | 40 Jeff Williams Way | 8:00 AM |
Marlboro | Marlboro Town Office | 510 South Road | 10:00 AM |
Marshfield | Old Schoolhouse Common | 122 School Street | 9:00 AM |
Mendon | Mendon Town Office | 2282 US Route 4 | 8:00 AM |
Middlebury | Middlebury Town Offices | 77 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Middlesex | Town Hall | 5 Church Street | 7:00 AM |
Middletown Springs | Historical Society Building | 4 Park Avenue | 7:00 AM |
Milton | Milton Municipal Office Building | 43 Bombardier Road | 7:00 AM |
Monkton | Monkton Volunteer Fire Department | 3747 States Prison Hollow Road, Bristol | 7:00 AM |
Montgomery | Town Hall (The Grange) | 57 Main Street | 9:00 AM |
Montpelier | City Hall | 39 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Moretown | Moretown Elementary School | 940 ROUTE 100B | 7:00 AM |
Morgan | Town Clerk’s Office | 41 Meade Hill Road | 8:00 AM |
Morristown | Morristown Municipal Building | 43 Portland Street | 7:00 AM |
Mount Holly | Mount Holly Town Office | 50 School Street | 10:00 AM |
Mount Tabor | Town Office | 522 Brooklyn Road | 10:00 AM |
New Haven | Town Hall | 50 North Street | 7:00 AM |
Newark | Newark Town Clerk’s Office | 1336 Newark Street | 10:00 AM |
Newbury Village (Newbury Village Voters Only) | Newbury Town Offices | 4982 Main St. S | 7:00 AM |
Newbury (Wells River Village voters only) | Wells River Village Hall | 15 Creamery St | 7:00 AM |
Newbury (All non-village voters only) | Newbury Center Town House | 4504 Scotch Hollow Road | 7:00 AM |
Newfane | NewBrook Fire Department | 698 VT Route 30 | 9:00 AM |
Newport City | Newport Municipal Building | 222 Main Street | 8:00 AM |
Newport Town | Town Clerk’s Office | 102 Vance Hill Road | 9:00 AM` |
North Hero | Town Office Meeting Room | 6441 US Route 2 | 7:00 AM |
Northfield | Northfield High School | 37 Cross Street | 7:00 AM |
Norton | Norton Town Hall | 12 VT Route 114 E | 10:00 AM |
Norwich | Tracy Hall | 300 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Orange | Town Hall | 392 US Route 302 | 7:00 AM |
Orwell | Orwell Town Hall | 480 Main Street | 10:00 AM |
Panton | Panton Town Hall | 3176 Jersey Street | 9:00 AM` |
Pawlet | Town Hall | 122 School Street | 9:00 AM |
Peacham | Peacham Town Hall Gymnasium | 79 Church Street | 7:00 AM |
Peru | Peru Town Center | 402 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Pittsfield | Town Office Building | 40 Village Green | 8:00 AM |
Pittsford | Town Offices | 426 Plains Road | 7:00 AM |
Plainfield | Plainfield Municipal Building | 149 Main Street | 9:00 AM |
Plymouth | Town Hall | 68 Town Office Road | 10:00 AM |
Pomfret | Pomfret Town Offices | 5218 Pomfret Road | 8:00 AM |
Poultney | Poultney Fire House | 45 Fire House Lane | 10:00 AM |
Pownal | Pownal Center Fire House | 2872 North Pownal Road | 7:00 AM |
Proctor | Proctor Jr./Sr. High School | 4 Park Street | 10:00 AM |
Putney | Putney Central School | 182 Westminister Road | 10:00 AM |
Randolph | Randolph Town Hall | 7 Summer Street | 7:00 AM |
Reading | Robinson Hall | 799 Route 106 | 7:00 AM |
Readsboro | Readsboro Central School | 301 Phelps Lane | 10:00 AM |
Richford | Richford Town Hall | 94 Main Street | 10:00 AM |
Richmond | Camels Hump Middle School | 173 School Street | 7:00 AM |
Ripton | Ripton Community House | 1283 VT Route 125 | 7:00 AM |
Rochester | Rochester Town Office | 67 School Street | 8:00 AM |
Rockingham | Masonic Temple | 61 Westminster Street | 9:00 AM |
Roxbury | Roxbury Town Office | 1664 Roxbury Road | 7:00 AM |
Royalton | Royalton K-12 School Gymnasium | 223 South Windsor Street | 8:00 AM |
Rupert | Town Office | 187 East Street | 10:00 AM |
Rutland (Ward 1) | Godnick Center | 22 Deer Street | 7:00 AM |
Rutland (Ward 2) | Christ the King School | South Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Rutland (Ward 3) | American Legion | 33 Washington Street | 7:00 AM |
Rutland (Ward 4) | Calvary Bible Church | 2 Meadow Way | 7:00 AM |
Rutland Town | Rutland Town Elementary School | 1612 Post Road | 7:00 AM |
Rutland Town | Town Hall | 181 U.S. Route 4 | 7:00 AM |
Ryegate | Ryegate Town Hall | 134 Witherspoon Road | 7:00 AM |
Salisbury | Salisbury Town Office | 25 Schoolhouse Road | 8:00 AM |
Sandgate | Sandgate Town Hall | 3266 Sandgate Road | 10:00 AM |
Searsburg | Town Clerks Office | 18 Town Garage Road | 10:00 AM |
Shaftsbury | Shaftsbury Fire House | 166 Buck Hill Road | 7:00 AM |
Sharon | Sharon Elementary School | 75 VT Route 132 | 7:00 AM |
Sheffield | Sheffield Town Office | 37 Dane Road | 9:00 AM` |
Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury Community Meeting House | 88 Lottery Road | 10:00 AM |
Shelburne | Town Center Building | 5420 Shelburne Road | 7:00 AM |
Sheldon | Sheldon Town Office | 1640 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Shoreham | Town Offices | 297 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
South Burlington, Chittenden, 7-1 | Orchard School | 2 Baldwin Avenue | 7:00 AM |
South Burlington, Chittenden, 7-2 | FHT Middle School | 500 Dorset Street | 7:00 AM |
South Burlington, Chittenden, 7-3 | FHT Middle School | 500 Dorset Street | 7:00 AM |
South Burlington, Chittenden, 7-4 | Chamberlin School | 262 White Street | 7:00 AM |
South Hero | Town Office Building | 333 Route 2 | 7:00 AM |
Springfield | Riverside Middle School | 13 Fairground Road | 8:00 AM |
St Albans Town | Collins Perley Sports Center | 890 Fairfax Road | 7:00 AM |
St. Albans City | St. Albans City Hall | 100 North Main Street | 7:00 AM |
St. George | Town Hall | 21 Barber Road | 7:00 AM |
St. Johnsbury | St. Johnsbury School | 257 Western Avenue | 10:00 AM |
Stamford | Stamford Elementary School | 986 Main Road | 8:00 AM |
Stannard | Stannard Town Hall | 516 Stannard Mountain Road | 10:00 AM |
Starksboro | Robinson Elementary School | 41 Parsonage Road | 7:00 AM |
Stockbridge | Stockbridge Town Office | 1722 VT Route 100 | 8:00 AM |
Stowe | Akeley Memorial Building | 67 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Strafford | Strafford Town House | 12 Brook Road | 7:00 AM |
Stratton | Stratton Town Office | 9 W. Jamaica Road. | 10:00 AM |
Sudbury | Sudbury Town Hall | 2759 Route 30 | 10:00 AM |
Sunderland | Sunderland Municipal Offices | 104 Mountain View Road | 10:00 AM |
Sutton | Sutton School Multipurpose Room | 95 Underpass Road | 8:00 AM |
Swanton | Swanton Village Complex | 120 1st Street | 7:00 AM |
Thetford | Town Hall | 3910 VT Route 113 | 8:00 AM |
Tinmouth | Tinmouth Community Center | 573 Route 140 | 8:00 AM |
Topsham | Topsham Town Hall | 6 Harts Road | 10:00 AM |
Townshend | Town Hall | 2006 VT Route 30 | 9:00 AM` |
Troy | Troy Elementary School Gymnasium | 126 Main Street | 10:00 AM |
Tunbridge | Tunbridge Town Hall | 27 VT RT 110 | 8:00 AM |
Underhill | Town Hall | 12 Pleasant Valley Road | 7:00 AM |
Vergennes | Fire Station | 50 Green Street | 9:00 AM |
Vernon | Vernon Town Hall | 567 Governor Hunt Road | 7:00 AM |
Vershire | Town Center Building | 27 Vershire Center Road | 7:00 AM |
Victory | Town Office | 102 Radar Road, N. Concord | 10:00 AM |
Waitsfield | Waitsfield Elementary School | 3951 Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Walden | Walden Town Clerk’s Office | 12 VT Route 215 | 10:00 AM |
Wallingford | Wallingford Town Hall | 75 School Street | 10:00 AM |
Waltham | Waltham Town Hall | 2053 Maple Street | 10:00 AM |
Wardsboro | Town Office | 71 Main Street | 9:00 AM |
Warren | Warren Elementary School | 293 School Road | 7:00 AM |
Washington | Washington Town Hall/Municipal Building | 2895 VT Route 110 | 7:00 AM |
Waterbury | Thatcher Brook Primary School | 47 Stowe Street | 7:00 AM |
Waterford | Waterford Elementary School | 276 Duck Pond Road | 7:00 AM |
Waterville | Waterville Town Hall | 544 VT Route 109 | 10:00 AM |
Weathersfield | Martin Memorial Hall | 5259 US Route 5, Ascutney, VT | 8:00 AM |
Wells | Wells Town Office | 1064 VT RT 30 | 8:00 AM |
West Fairlee | Community Building/Town Office | 870 Route 113 | 10:00 AM |
West Haven | Community Hall | 2919 Main Road, Fair Haven | 10:00 AM |
West Rutland | Town Hall | 35 Marble Street | 10:00 AM |
West Windsor | Story Memorial Hall | 22 Brownsville-Hartland Road | 10:00 AM |
Westfield | Westfield Community Center | 59 North Hill Road | 9:00 AM |
Westford | Westford School | 146 Brookside Road | 7:00 AM |
Westminster | Westminster Institute | 3690 U.S. Route 5 | 8:00 AM |
Westmore | Municipal Building | 54 Hinton Hill Road | 10:00 AM |
Weston | Weston Town Office | 12 Lawrence Hill Road | 8:00 AM |
Weybridge | Town Clerk’s Office | 1727 Quaker Village Road | 7:00 AM |
Wheelock | Wheelock Town Hall | 1280 Route 122 | 10:00 AM |
Whiting | Town Hall | 29 S. Main Street | 7:00 AM |
Whitingham | Whitingham Municipal Center | 2948 VT Route 100 | 10:00 AM |
Williamstown | Williamstown Middle/High School | Hebert Road | 7:00 AM |
Williston | Williston Armory | 7846 Williston Road | 7:00 AM |
Wilmington | Twin Valley Elementary School | 360 VT Route 100 North | 7:00 AM |
Windham | Windham Town Office | 5976 Windham Hill Road | 10:00 AM |
Windsor | Windsor Municipal Bldg. Rec. Ctr. Gym | 29 Union Street | 9:00 AM` |
Winhall | Town Hall | 115 VT Route 30, Bondville | 10:00 AM |
Winooski | Winooski Senior Center | 123 Barlow Street | 7:00 AM |
Wolcott | Wolcott Town Office | 28 Railroad Street | 8:00 AM |
Woodbury | Woodbury Town Hall | 3675 VT Route 14 | 7:00 AM |
Woodford | Woodford Town Hall | 1391 VT Route 9 | 7:00 AM |
Woodstock | Town Hall | 31 The Green | 7:00 AM |
Worcester | Worcester Town Hall | 12 Worcester Village Road | 10:00 AM |
In October 2018, SunCommon built Vermont’s first metal-frame solar parking canopy at the Alchemist Brewery and Visitor’s Center in Stowe.
The Solar Parking Canopy at The Alchemist Brewery
Jen and John Kimmich, owners of The Alchemist, want their business to be as environmentally friendly as possible. We helped them out by installing nearly 400 solar panels in their parking lot.
Solar parking canopies have been installed across the country, but The Alchemist’s system is the first one in Vermont, and represents an important step towards our clean energy future.
Vermont regulators want more solar installed in the “built environment,” that is, putting panels on top of rooftops and other existing infrastructure. And since there aren’t actually enough rooftops in the state to cover its energy needs with solar, parking lot canopies can play a key role in providing that additional surface area.
“There is plenty of pavement in this state where we could install … and really start making a dent in what we have to do as a state,” Alchemist owner John Kimmich said. “Once you pave a parking lot, it’s a dead space. … It’s like, that’s it, you’ve sealed that earth off from the environment. And so we need to do something with it – something smart with it. And that’s where the solar panels come in.”
“This is a taste of what a true clean energy future looks like. Generate energy right where you use it. In this case, where beer enthusiasts park to experience some of the best craft beer in the world!”
– James Moore, SunCommon Co-Founder
About The Alchemist
The Alchemist is a family run brewery specializing in fresh, unfiltered IPA. John and Jen Kimmich originally opened The Alchemist as a 60-seat brew pub in the village of Waterbury in 2003. Afer eight years of success and growing popularity, they decided to open a small production brewery. Today The Alchemist currently operates two breweries in Vermont and handles all local distribution. For more information, go to https://alchemistbeer.com/.
We’ve Pulled Together a List of Our Favorite Climate Related Costumes for Halloween.
Looking to make a big statement this Halloween? Want to show that you are climate conscious with your choice of costume? Looking to dress to impress? We’ve got you covered. We pulled together the best climate costumes for Halloween.
Over the years, our uber-creative staff here at SunCommon has come up with some pretty clever costumes related to climate change. We wanted to share with you some of our favorites.
1. Solar Goddess
The solar goddess is a great choice for anyone with some serious pizzazz and the right attitude. With some tie dye, some bright pops of yellow and orange, and a headband of flowers, you can let that inner goddess shine.
Supplies Needed:
- Bright colors
- Flower headband
- Lots of glitter…. I mean lots.
2. CEO: Big Oil
Looking to play the villain? Nothing says spooky like ignoring scientific data and setting dinosaurs on fire. As CEO of Big Oil, you’ll be expected to act the part. Be the boss. Forget those hippies and their “clean energy.”
Supplies Needed:
- Business suit
- Oil/Gas company logos
- Devilishly good looks
3. Heady Topper
Curious why this made the list? Well, we’ve got some news. The Alchemist Brewery is going solar! This means that you’ll be able to dress up as your favorite can of beer and still show your support for the clean energy movement.
Supplies Needed:
- Lots of pinecones and hops for your hair
- A Heady Topper in hand
- Rosy cheeks
4. A Ray Of Sunshine
Positive people, this is the costume for you! Have you been described as a ray of sunshine in your everyday life? Well it’s time to embody that positive energy. You’ll just need a yellow body suit, and you are good to go.
Supplies Needed:
- Yellow body suit
- Yellow tutu
- Heaps of positivity
5. A Solar Array
Okay. So you are one of those literal people, and you’ve got crafting skills. With a bike helmet, cardboard, and some markers, you could have a giant piece of headgear that makes you look just like a SunCommon solar array. Good luck getting through doorways!
Supplies Needed:
- Gray body suit
- Bike helmet
- Electrical engineering skills
What You Can Do To Keep Global Temperatures Below A 1.5°C Increase.
The latest news from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change paints a troubling picture of our future. As The New York Times recently reported in its article “Why Half a Degree of Global Warming Is a Big Deal,” there are serious consequences ahead if we don’t curb climate pollution, and quickly.
Recent news around climate change has been discouraging.
“The Earth has already warmed 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) since the 19th century. Now, a major new United Nations report has looked at the consequences of jumping to 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius.
Half a degree may not sound like much. But as the report details, even that much warming could expose tens of millions more people worldwide to life-threatening heat waves, water shortages and coastal flooding. Half a degree may mean the difference between a world with coral reefs and Arctic summer sea ice and a world without them.”
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/climate/ipcc-climate-report-2040.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/07/climate/ipcc-report-half-degree.html
We have 12 years to make enormous change.
Time is a big factor in all of this. We need to quickly transform our energy economy, in order to leave a planet that’s inhabitable for our children and grandchildren.
Unfortunately, this isn’t just scare tactics or hyperbole. The New York Times reports that “at current rates of warming, the world will likely cross the 1.5 degree threshold between 2030 and 2052.” That’s just a few years away. Additionally, “holding warming to 1.5 degrees […] would entail a staggering transformation of the global energy system beyond what world leaders are contemplating today.”
There is a lot we can do individually.
The good news in all of this: the solutions we need already exist. And personal actions can add up to make meaningful contributions. Drawdown.org has put together an incredible list of all the ways we can tackle the climate crisis. Most importantly, their list is quantified and sorted so you can tell just how impactful each solution is compared to the rest.
Some of the specific steps you can take include:
- Eat a plant-rich diet
- Reduce your transportation fuel usage
- Grow more trees
- And, of course, switch to renewable energy
Below is a snapshot from Drawdown’s website. You can see that rooftop solar is ranked #10 out of 80 solutions in terms of its potential effectiveness in reducing climate pollution.
Solar can make a huge impact.
If you are still considering going solar, the world needs you now. If you’d like to talk to a solar advisor, we are ready to help you go solar and start making a huge impact right away.
If you already have solar, help us grow this community quickly by having deliberate conversations with your friends and family about going solar. You can even earn referral rewards if your friends go solar with us! Just give us a call or email, or fill out the form below.
Our future needs us all to tackle this challenge head on.
Reducing Our Carbon Pawprint at Malta Animal Hospital!
For Malta Animal Hospital’s 10 year anniversary open house, they were happy to show off their brand new solar panels, installed by SunCommon (formerly Hudson Solar). Jake Zaidel, Owner and Veterinarian at Malta Animal Hospital, is thrilled to be “reducing their carbon pawprint” by going green. This commercial solar installation will reduce the environmental impact of the building by 770 tons of Carbon Dioxide over the next 25 years… That’s about the same as taking 165 cars off the road for one year, or recycling 268 tons of waste instead of putting it into a landfill!
About the Installation
- Number of panels 92
- System size 30.82 kW
- Total production 41,986 kilowatt-hours annually
Want to reduce your pet’s carbon pawprint?
- Look for kitty litter made from recycled materials instead of clay-based litter
- A wide variety of eco-friendly pet toys and products are now available
- Corn starch doggie waste bags are a biodegradable alternative to plastic bags
- Recycle pet food cans and bags, as well as plastic packaging from pet toys
For more information about Commercial Solar:
SunCommon can help your business go solar
For more information about Malta Animal Hospital:
http://www.maltavet.com/
For more information on reducing your pet’s carbon pawprint:
Pets and the Environment
Tackling the Carbon Pawprint
Bove’s Goes Solar at their Milton, VT Facility.
The new Bove’s facility is located in Milton Vermont, where they produce all of Bove’s special variety sauces. Visitors can get a view of how the sauces are produced and can even sample the goods on production days. Also located at the facility is the new catering space, modeled to pay tribute to the original Bove’s restaurant on Pearl Street in Burlington, VT.
For three generations, the Bove Family has been serving Italian food to their community. In 1941, Bove’s Cafe opened on Pearl Street in Burlington, VT. Today, their famous sauce is made in a new (solar) facility in Milton, Vermont and distributed nationally. The new facility runs on renewable energy using solar panels from SunCommon.
About Bove’s.
Originally started as a favorite local cafe in 1941, Bove’s has been making good honest sauces and hearty Italian favorites for over 75 years. Bove’s offer a variety of their original specialty sauces, from pasta to pizza, and their frozen meatballs, and lasagna, nationwide. Bove’s produces all of their sauces at their new headquarters in Milton, VT, where not a jar goes out without a Bove family member’s approval. Their new factory still offers their famous catered recipes and events.
About the Installation
- Solar array size 53 kW
- Total number of solar panels 170
- Installed in 2018
SunCommon Community Solar Is Coming To Your Area.
We are currently in the process of putting together a community solar offering for your utility, but it’s not quite ready yet. However, if you would like to sign up today, we give you all the information you need about community solar. We’ll also keep you up to date as things change and you will be first to be notified when the array is ready to be built.
Want to learn more about how Community Solar works?
For information on how community solar works in general, you can visit our Community Solar page by clicking on the button below. There, you will find helpful information on how to become a CSA member, how CSAs actually work, and more. If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact us directly.
As their organic veggie farm expands, Footprint Farm is looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint. With the addition of 52 panels to their newly constructed home, Jake and Taylor will be living and farming with sunshine!
“Founded in 2013, Footprint Farm is a small farm in most respects. We raise certified Organic vegetables plus eggs that are not certified this year but are produced using the same organic standards. We have a CSA at the heart of our farm, which is a membership program in which 75 families from our community sign up for a season’s worth of produce, eggs, or flowers. In addition, we sell at the Shelburne Farmers Market, a few local restaurants, and we grow and arrange flowers for our Flower CSA.”
Is your small business or farm interested in going solar?
As the Heat Rises, Solar Drives Northeast Grid Savings
SunCommon report shows $30MM reduction in energy costs during heat wave.
A third-party analysis, released by SunCommon, demonstrates how the solar energy produced by a relatively small number of homes and businesses benefits all electric ratepayers. New England and New York wholesale costs were decreased by 14% and 6% respectively, totalling $30 million dollars, when temperatures soared across the region in the July heat wave. The report cites as much as $6.7 million in savings on just one day of the July heatwave, as solar systems across the region helped meet its elevated energy needs. Future heat waves could drive even higher electric demand that will be similarly tempered by the region’s solar power.
“We’ve always known that solar contributes in a big way to our region’s energy needs on long, hot, sunny summer days. We wanted to put numbers to it,” said James Moore, one of SunCommon’s co-founders. “$30 million in savings in one week is impressive! The amount of solar produced was the equivalent of removing 1.37 million homes from the grid.”
SunCommon hired Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., a research and consulting firm, to analyze the financial impact of solar to the New York and New England electric grid between July 1 and July 7. In the midst of a heatwave, solar systems produce huge amounts of power during the same hours that energy prices soar.
“Solar power is the perfect match for heat waves. During a heat wave, energy demand goes through the roof and so do energy costs. The power that solar produces allows our utilities to buy less of the most expensive – and often the dirtiest – energy,” explained Patrick Knight of Synapse Energy Economics.
“I love checking my solar monitoring on these long, sunny days,” said Ryan Dudley, a SunCommon solar customer and middle-school teacher. “Knowing that my solar system produces enough power to keep up with our needs, and sends extra savings to my neighbors and community is even more satisfying. I feel like I’m doing my part.”
The Synapse-authored analysis reports localized energy savings that strongly reflect the penetration of solar in each New England state and New York county.
- Massachusetts boasts half of New England’s solar capacity and contributed $9.3 million in savings from solar during the period analyzed.
- Vermont, the smallest of the New England states by population, hosts 17% of its solar capacity and contributed $1.3 million in savings.
- The Hudson Valley hosts nearly 15% of New York’s solar fleet, which produced $900,000 in savings during the week studied.
- New York City similarly hosts about 15% of New York’s solar, but because of the higher energy demand in the city, solar contributed $3.1 million in savings to the NYC energy system.
“Every home and business-owner who’s made the decision to go solar should know that they did more than just make the right decision for the planet. Their solar systems are contributing significant energy savings across our region on hot, summer days,” said James Moore, SunCommon co-founder. “As the climate warms, and heat waves become more frequent, our solar systems will only do more to temper energy costs.”
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Join the Citizens Foundation and SunCommon in growing solar in the Hudson Valley.
The Orange County Citizens Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of Orange County’s citizens.
We believe that everyone has the right to a healthy environment and brighter future – and renewable energy is where it starts.
The new community solar array at the Citizens Foundation homestead in Chester will help approximately 60 homes to go solar. If Orange & Rockland is your utility company and you want to go solar but not on your property, then you could go solar too!
Our newest CSA members sign their panels
Members of a CSA use solar credits produced by that array to reduce or eliminate their utility bill. The only requirement to become a member of a Community Solar Array is that you must live within the same utility load zone as the array.
Community Solar Members can save up to 30%* on their electric bills! See what you could save.
*Savings based on a 3% annual utility rate escalation over 25 years.
“We, at the Citizens Foundation, have made a commitment to clean, affordable energy for our residents, businesses, and our own organization. We asked SunCommon to build this community solar array on our property in Sugar Loaf to provide citizens with solar power without having to install it on their own. NY State has set a goal to have 50% of our energy come from renewable sources by 2030. We take that seriously and we’re proud to do our part to help that become a reality in Orange County. Please join us!”
Nancy Proyect
President of the Citizens Foundation
Is Community Solar The Right Option For Me?
- Out of sight, out of mind: Going green is now as simple as seeing solar credits on your utility bill!
- Plan on moving soon? Community Solar is a flexible option
- Community Solar is sited for maximum sun hours, so there’s no need to worry about shade from surrounding trees
- Easily cover 100% of your home’s electric usage without worrying about space constraints
In this CSA, you own your panels.
- Own your solar panels
- Maximum savings
- Receive the tax credits available
Grow Solar with the Citizens Foundation and SunCommon
As if clean energy isn’t enough, the Citizens Foundation solar array does even more good for the community. The array will also host wildflower plantings that support our ever-important pollinator friends. Citizens Foundation members and the public alike can enjoy the flowers and bask in clean energy production by walking on the path around the array.
Want to learn more about how Community Solar works?
For information on how community solar works in general, you can visit our Community Solar page by clicking on the button below. There, you will find helpful information on how to become a CSA member, how CSAs actually work, and more. If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact us directly.