Jan
02
2015
Vermonters soak up solar energy
I was excited to read "Smaller renewable power projects up 58 percent in VT" (Nov. 17). The cost of solar has come down so far, and Vermont's thriving solar industry has gotten so efficient, that...
Jan
02
2015
Letter to the Editor: Sitting pretty in sun at age 95
"How do Vermonters heat their homes?" (Dec. 18) gave short shrift to the 186 percent increase in the use of solar energy to keep our homes warm and comfy....
Dec
12
2014
Pop-up gallery, 12 Days livens up downtown late
By Patricia Minichiello | Staff Writer
December 12,2014
Tonight, 20 stores in downtown Rutland will participate in Downtown Rutland Partnership’s 12 Days Before Christmas shopping event with extended hours until 9 p.m.
SunCommon’s new offices in...
Dec
11
2014
by Matt Mientka
December 11, 2014
As some woodsy Vermonters dream of living off-grid, others continue to move in the opposite direction — using solar panels from SunCommon in Waterbury to produce electricity from home.
In doing so, they join a long...
Dec
11
2014
by Vera Blakely, Orwell Community Solar Array host
December 11, 2014
I was born into a world with oil lamps, well water pumped by hand and horses for travel. Then the automobile and telephone in every home led to a cell...
Dec
03
2014
BARRE TOWN — Stephen and Micki Woodruff stood below a partially installed 18-panel solar array on their roof in Barre Town as electricians lugged the final panels into place and bolted them to a metal frame.
“I will be a...
Dec
03
2014
BARRE TOWN — SunCommon celebrated its 1,000th solar home installation Tuesday. The company, based in Waterbury Center, helps Vermont property owners who want to install solar energy systems on their homes but may not have been able to afford...
Nov
25
2014
Solar is Hot in Chilly Vermont
by Kevin J. Kelly and Kathryn Flagg
November 12, 2014
Could the photovoltaic cell replace the Holstein cow as an iconic symbol of Vermont? Solar farms are sprouting along many of the state's roads, while...
Oct
29
2014
by Mike McCarthy, Community Solar Organizer
In the recent community solar related Comment and debate op-ed ("Solar industry destroying Vermont landscape," Oct., 8), Robert Deeble raised legitimate questions about solar energy.
At SunCommon, we believe that everyone has the right to...
Oct
27
2014
WALTHAM — (AP) One of Vermont’s residential solar energy companies has launched a new program intended for people who can’t use traditional home solar set-ups.
On Thursday, SunCommon launched its first community solar array that will serve 30 homes in...