For the third year in a row, Green Mountain Power earned a spot among the top10 most innovative energy companies in the world, landing at number 5 in energy as Fast Company released its prestigious list of the World’s Most […]
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Local News
High winds KO’s power
Staff report About 15,500 Green Mountain Power customers lost power in a high-winds storm over the past weekend. Crews had to respond to 250 locations with trees down or hazards that needed to be addressed related to the storm. About […]
State News
GMP gives free powerwall batteries to low income Vermonters
Green Mountain Power is offering Tesla Powerwall 2.0 batteries to 100 eligible customers, free of charge. A $150,000 grant from the Vermont Low Income Trust for Electricity (VLITE) will pay for the cutting-edge technology and installation in the homes of […]
State News
Stored energy saved money, carbon during heat wave
The heat wave is over, the numbers are in. Green Mountain Power’s innovative network of Tesla Powerwall batteries in homes and solar installations leveraged stored energy to accomplish the equivalent of taking 5,000 homes off the grid, creating savings for […]
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GMP extends deadline to enter and win Rutland Innovation Home
RUTLAND—Rutland’s Innovation Home, a super-efficient home at 60 Cleveland Avenue to be given away in a contest designed to raise awareness about available jobs, energy innovation and the community, is weeks ahead of schedule – and organizers are extending the […]
State News
GMP 2019 rate filing calls for a net decrease due to Federal tax changes
On April 13, Green Mountain Power filed a traditional rate case with the Public Utility Commission for rates set to take effect January 2019. The filing calls for a base rate increase of 5.45 percent and a bill credit that equals […]
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BROC celebrates Earth Day with solar event
Tuesday, April 24, 9:30 a.m.—RUTLAND— Come celebrate! On Tuesday, April 24, BROC Community Action and Same Sun of Vermont will host an Earth Day event celebrating the completion of the largest rooftop solar array in downtown Rutland. Join the celebration at 45 […]
Local News
Want to live here? Free home to be given away; GMP’s Innovation Home could be yours
RUTLAND—Always wanted to live in Vermont? Here’s your chance to move to the Green Mountains—and live in a free, super-efficient smart home! Green Mountain Power (GMP), Naylor & Breen Builders, the United Way of Rutland County, NBF Architects and Rutland […]
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Rutland Blooms donates $25,000 to Center Street Marketplace project
RUTLAND—Rutland Blooms, a donation-funded city beautification program that has planted thousands of flowers and hundreds of flowering crabapples, maples and other trees in Rutland, presented the City of Rutland with a $25,000 grant Thursday in support of the Center Street Marketplace. The […]
State News
GMP rates expected to rise 5 percent
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger Green Mountain Power’s electric rates are slated to rise by 5 percent in 2018 if the Public Utility Commission approves a deal the state’s largest utility reached this month with the Vermont Department of Public Service. […]