On March 5, 2025
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Tunbridge receives grant to fund energy efficiency project

The town of Tunbridge has received a $255,411.20 grant from the Vermont Municipal Energy Resilience Program for energy efficiency improvements. Of the total, $43,373 will be used for a 10.7 kW solar array to power the town offices and town hall. The project will be located next to an existing solar project at the local town garage.

The Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE) at Vermont Law and Graduate School provided legal and policy assistance for the grant and will help oversee energy efficiency improvements and the development and construction of the solar array. “This project will offset the energy bills at the town’s two most energy-intensive buildings and provide valuable emission-free power and resiliency to the Green Mountain Power grid,” said Shared Gentry, a student clinician in the IEE’s Energy Clinic.

Todd Tyson, a local Tunbridge resident who has been instrumental in this project, said, “This is a great project for the town, and along with the energy efficiency component, it brings the impact of town operations significantly closer to net zero.”

“Along with the environmental benefits, we are pleased these projects will save the town a significant amount of money once implemented,” said Tunbridge Select Board chair Gary Mullen. “This is a win-win for the town and the environment.”

The solar project will go out to bid and is expected to be operating this summer.  

VLGS Energy Clinic professor Kirt Mayland and student clinician Ervin Yahr contributed to this project.

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