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Energy Resource Page
Links will be added below to assist community members in
their efforts to find solutions to their energy problems.
Town of Berlin Energy Coordinator -
Andrea Chandler
chandlerandrea@comcast.net
July 5, 2010 Select Board Meeting Info Links
CV Energy Program for Municipal Buildings:
http://www.centralvtplanning.org Click "Energy" in left
menu, scroll down and click "CV Energy program Description
PACE:
http://vecan.net/content.php?ID=40 also
http://www.veic.org/resourcelibrary/PACE.aspx
Energy Coordinator Rules and Responsibilities:
http://resources.vlct.org/u/rr_energycoord.pdf
Weatherization Skillshops: For do-it-yourselfers
www.weatherizationskillshop.com
Vermont Energy and Climate Guide:
www.vecan.net/publications.php and click on VT Energy
and Climate Guide
Vermont
Council for Rural Development's e-Vermont Community
Broadband Project
Berlin Town
Garage Energy Audit
Berlin
Town Office Energy Audit
A 30 minute DVD demonstrating simple
weatherization measures to Button-Up you home is available for you to borrow either
at Berlin Elementary School (on the table just outside the
main office) or at the Berlin Town Office on Shed Road. (turn
to the right after you enter the main door, DVDs are on the
shelf of the hutch on the left). There are 5 copies at
each location, just return the DVD after you have viewed it.
All local libraries also have a copy and may be viewed on
their computers.
A foam gun is available to town residents
for their personal use in their homes to seal air leaks.
It is located in the Town Office on Shed Road (after you
enter the main door go to the right, gun is on the shelf of
the hutch on the left). You should also take the gun
cleaner spray can. You will need to buy the foam and
the directions for use are in the box.
2009 Income Guidelines for Weatherization Financial
Assistance
A good source for just about anything related to home energy
use in Vermont is Efficiency Vermont's website:
www.efficiencyvermont.com
Weatherization
Incentive for 2010 If you are a
residential electric customer in Vermont and you plan to make energy efficiency
improvements to your home, there is a Weatherization
Incentive Program which will repay a percentage of your
costs up to $2500 depending on the project. You must
first contact an Energy Performance contractor listed on the
Efficiency Vermont contractor's list for an energy audit.
The contractor will be your contact to apply for the
Incentive which is administered through Efficiency Vermont.
Payment is received upon completion of the project. To
find a contractor for an audit go to
http://www.efficiencyvermont.com/pages/Residential/SavingEnergy/HomePerformanceWithENERGYST/Find_Contractor/ Call
Efficiency Vermont at
1-888-921-5990.
The Vermont Fuel and Food Partnership has a good website
with information about programs in Vermont.
HelpforVT.org
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping
us all save money and protect the environment through energy
efficient products and practices.
www.energystar.gov
Central Vermont Community Action
assists low income families who qualify with heating and
weatherization funds. They are also the main contact
for LIHEAP funds, both fuel assistance allocations and
crisis fuel assistance.
Central Vermont Community Action
Council - Home
Efficiency Vermont has published two helpful booklets which
can be read online: The Energy-Smart Home and
How-to-Weatherize.
Energy-Smart Home booklets
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