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Let the Energy Co-op of Vermont Help You Get Ready For Winter

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

With snow on the ground this past week and some ski resorts opening, Winter has truly arrived in Vermont. After a long day of work or playing in the snow, there’s nothing better than coming home to a warm and cozy house, especially when it’s efficient and saving you money!

At the Energy Co-op of Vermont, our mission is to help Vermonters make their homes more comfortable, healthy, and energy-efficient. With that in mind, we thought we’d share some tips to help keep you warm this winter – and keep some extra money in your pockets for the Holiday Season!

Here’s a few and feel free to call us with any questions at (802) 460-8090:

  • Change the filter in your heating system and the batteries in your smoke detectors. Both are available at hardware stores. One can help you save money and the other can help save your life!
  • Make sure we have access to the fill pipe for your oil tank. Now … and later when we get more snow. Nothing slows a delivery down like our driver having to shovel snow to find your fill pipe!
  • If you’re on automatic delivery, call us if you will be burning wood, have rooms closed off, have a new addition, and so on. Knowing the things that will change your oil use helps us to plan and schedule your deliveries.
  • If you call or email us for your oil or kerosene, give us at least a week to schedule your delivery. We’ve got lots of Vermonters to help keep warm and are in your town at least once a week in the winter.
  • If you have an overdue balance on your account, take care of it or call us to work out a payment plan. We won’t deliver oil if we haven’t been paid for past deliveries or service work. Otherwise we’d be out of business!
  • Contact Wayne Thompson, our service manager, to ask about using less oil with a new furnace or boiler – or a pellet stove. We have a great selection of super-efficient heating systems to meet your needs and Wayne knows ‘em better than just about anyone!
  • Keep our phone number – (802) 860-4090 - handy in the event of a heating emergency. We have a certified service technician on call, 24/7 and don’t want you and yours being left out in the cold!

At the Energy Co-op of Vermont, we’re proud to be Your Local Energy Partner. We value your business and look forward to helping you make your home more comfortable, healthy, and energy-efficient. And if you’re not a member of the Co-op yet, you can hop over to our Membership Page and learn all about the benefits of membership.

Here’s to a snowy winter and warm homes for all Vermonters!

 

 

 


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The Top 10 Reasons to get your Wood Pellets from the Energy Co-op of Vermont

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

There’s a lot of reasons why we’re so proud of the wood pellets that we sell and deliver to our customers and members.  So we thought we’d take a nod from the late-night talk show hosts and come up with our own Top 10 list!

And without further adieu, here’s the Top 10 reasons to get your wood pellets from the Energy Co-op of Vermont:

10. The price per BTU of heating with wood pellets is almost half that of heating oil, propane, and kerosene.  It’s even less than natural gas!

9.  Wood pellets are a renewable resource just like cordwood, but heating with pellets is cleaner, easier, and safer than heating with wood.

8.  The Energy Co-op delivers our premium wood pellets to many areas in Vermont, including Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille, and Washington Counties.

7.  Our delivery drivers are prompt, courteous, and will pick up wooden pallets from previous deliveries – all with a big smile on their faces!

6.  We know pellets!  Not only do we deliver them, but we also service and install pellet stoves.

5.  Our service technicians are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week – so if you ever have a problem, we’ll be there for you!

4.  Our premium wood pellets have high-energy output, low moisture, and low ash content, so they burn cleaner and more efficiently.

3.  With our Easy Pay Plan for Wood Pellets, we help our members and customers avoid large bills and make it easier to budget for the heating season.

2.  You can order our wood pellets using this simple online form and save even more if you pick them up from our Colchester warehouse.

 And the #1 reason to get your wood pellets from the Energy Co-op of Vermont this winter (drum roll please),

1.  We offer locally-produced, Vermont Wood Pellets harvested and made right here it VT, which helps to keep jobs in VT and local economies strong!

Still not sold?  With our Try Before You Buy program, we’ll let you see for yourself how great our pellets are.  We’re so confident that you’ll absolutely love our pellets that we’ll give you a bag for free!  Just give us a call at (802) 860-4090 or fill out this quick online form and we’ll set you up with your choice of a bag of either our Vermont Wood Pellets or New England Wood Pellets.  Burn a bag of our pellets in your stove, see how much heat they put out and note the small amount of ash – and then make your decision on where to get your pellets for the upcoming heating season.

At the Energy Co-op of Vermont, we’re committed to our members and the communities they live in.  We are Your Local Energy Partner.

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Heating Oil Price Protection Plans from the Energy Co-op of Vermont

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

In early July, the Energy Co-op of Vermont rolled out new price protection and monthly payment plans for the upcoming season.  Our plans are designed to protect Co-op members from sky high oil prices and big winter oil bills.

Oil prices are lower than they were last winter, thank goodness – and they may keep falling.  However, one thing is always true;  oil prices are unpredictable and go up and down regardless of popular opinion.

There’s nothing the Energy Co-op of Vermont can do about world energy prices.  But we can make oil bills much easier to manage, and save our members money in the process.

We offer three plans for Energy Co-op Members.

Smart Choice:  Heating oil only, monthly payments, cap price.

The great thing about our Smart Choice plan is that it protects you either way.  You are covered whether prices go up or down.  And because your bills are spread over the course of the year, you avoid getting hit with huge bills in the winter time.  No wonder it is our most popular program.  Co-op members may sign-up on-line.

Easy Pay:  Heating oil and kerosene, monthly payments, discount price.

Our Easy Pay plan comes with the same convenient monthly payments ─ but no price protection.  Instead, our Easy Pay plan includes an 8¢ per gallon discount on every delivery, as long as you stay on the plan and make your monthly payments on time.  If you’re interested in our Easy Pay plan, please call us at (802) 860-4090 for more information.

Pre-Buy:  Heating oil only, fixed price, 400 gallons minimum.

Our pre-buy plan offers certainty during volatile times.  No matter how high – or low – oil prices go, your price for your pre-buy gallons won’t change.  Our pre-buy plan has a 400 gallon minimum purchase requirement.  There is a risk with pre-buy plans.  We learned three years ago that while prices can skyrocket up, they can also plummet down.  If you pre-buy, you will be stuck at the higher rate.  There will be nothing we can do.  Co-op members may sign up for our pre-buy plan on-line.

The Energy Co-op offers several easy monthly payment options with our Smart Choice and Easy Pay plans.  Choose the one that works best for you:

  • you can set up automatic monthly payments with your credit or debit card
  • you can set up a recurring payment from your bank if you have online banking
  • you can use our electronic funds transfer (EFT) service, which authorizes your bank to pay us without you having to write a check, or
  • you can pay from our web site at http://www.ecvt.net/.  You need an email address.

Nothing will make us happier than to see oil prices go down.  But whether that happens or not, our price protection and monthly payment plans will help make things a bit easier for Energy Co-op of Vermont members during the next heating season.

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Solar Hot Water Info Sessions – Jericho, Richmond and Colchester, Vermont

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

What investment in your home starts saving you money right way?  And  saves you up to $20,000 over the next twenty years?

It could be a solar hot water heater, now available through our Co-op Solar program for $0 down with low monthly payments.

Has this got you curious about solar?  Perhaps you’re wondering if your  home is suitable for solar hot water?  Or you like the idea of using the sun to heat your hot water, but you have some questions?

If this sounds like you, join us at our upcoming Co-op Solar info sessions in Jericho, Richmond and Colchester.

We’ll have a short presentation to cover solar hot water basics – how it works, what it costs, why Co-op Solar makes good economic sense – and then there will be plenty of time for your questions. Here are the details:

Jericho Info Session, Sunday April 22 at 1:30 p.m.

Jericho Community Center, 1:30 p.m. (Browns Trace Road, Jericho).

Richmond Info Session, Tuesday April 24 at 7:00 p.m.

Richmond Free Library, 7:00 p.m. (201 Bridge Street, Richmond).

Colchester Info Session, Monday May 7th at 7:00 p.m.

Burnham Memorial Library, 7:00 p.m. (898 Main Street – Rte. 2A, Colchester).

Send your RSVP to info@ecvt.net, or call us at (802) 860-4090 to let us know you’ll be attending.

The Energy Co-op of Vermont launched the Co-op Solar program in response to our members concerns about high fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Co-op Solar is a simple and affordable way for residents of Chittenden County to save money and make a smart environmental choice – and be protected from future energy price increases – because sunshine is free!

For more details on Co-op Solar or to sign up for a free site assessment, call the Energy Co-op of Vermont at (802) 860-4090, visit Co-op Solar – or come to our info sessions in Jericho, Richmond or Colchester, Vermont.

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Is your Vermont Home Suitable for Solar Hot Water? Free DIY Assessment.

Monday, April 16th, 2012

You have a nice open yard at your home. And your roof mostly faces to the south – and it’s not shaded – at least for a good part of the day.

You think your home may work for solar hot water – either a rooftop or a ground-mount system – but you’re not sure. We can help you learn more with Sunward’s simple Solar OptimizerTM tool – and it’s free!

The Solar OptimizerTM comes with a compass, a paper latitude template that covers anywhere in Vermont, and a detailed users manual.  The users manual guides you through five steps:

  •  Checking that you have room for the solar storage tank and heat exchanger
  • Choosing a location for your solar hot water panels
  • Setting up the Solar OptimizerTM
  • Assessing your site for solar
  • Planning a route between your solar panels and the heat exchanger

The users manual explains everything in an easy to follow way, and you’ll be done with your solar site assessment in less than an hour. Then you can go to Co-op Solar to sign-up for more information and to schedule a home visit to get your questions answered and to go over our attractive financing options.

With the Co-op Solar volume discount, federal and state incentives, and our attractive $0 down, low monthly payment financing, your Co-op Solar system starts saving you money right away – and helps you do your part to fight climate change.

To get your Solar OptimizerTM tool, stop in at the Energy Co-op of Vermont’s office (73 Prim Road, Colchester) weekdays between 8:00 and 4:00. We’ll have a Solar OptimizerTM waiting for you!

When you’re done, pass the Solar OptimizerTM onto someone else so they can check their home for solar, too – or bring it back to our office at your convenience.

 

 

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Co-op Solar Info Session – Solar Hot Water – Charlotte, Vermont

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

What investment in your home starts saving you money right away?

It could be a Co-op Solar rooftop solar hot water heater, now available for $0 down and low monthly payments.

Has this got you curious about solar?  Perhaps you’re wondering if your Charlotte home is suitable for solar hot water?  Or you like the idea of using the sun to heat your hot water, but you have some questions?

If this sounds like you, join us at the Charlotte Library in (115 Ferry Road, Charlotte) on Wednesday, April 18th at 7:00 p.m. for our Co-op Solar info session.

We’ll have a short presentation to cover solar hot water basics – how it works, what it costs, why Co-op Solar makes good economic sense – and then there will be plenty of time for your questions.

Send your RSVP to info@ecvt.net, or call us at (802) 860-4090.

The Energy Co-op of Vermont launched the Co-op Solar program in response to our members concerns about high fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Co-op Solar is a simple and affordable way for residents of Chittenden County to save money and make a smart environmental choice – and be protected from future energy price increases – because sunshine is free!

For more details on Co-op Solar or to sign up for a free site assessment, call the Energy Co-op of Vermont at (802) 860-4090, visit Co-op Solar – or come to our info session at the Charlotte Library on Wednesday, April 18th at 7:00 p.m.

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Holiday Season Gift Ideas from the Energy Co-op of Vermont

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

There’s still time to send holiday season gifts that come with an extra message.  Shop at the Energy Co-op of Vermont’s on-line store or at NativeEnergy and your gifts will help save energy and fight climate change.

The Energy Co-op’s on-line store is full of dozens of energy and resource saving products, including several books and a couple of games.  Now, we know that most folks don’t think about giving LED lights for gifts, but why not?  They are the latest and greatest in the lighting world, are highly energy efficient and are now available as holiday light sets  Or what about an emergency radio?  Or an energy monitor – as seen on “This Old House?”

Check out our store, not just for the holidays, but at any time of the year.  And remember, members of the Energy Co-op of Vermont get a 20% discount on everything purchased at our store, year-round!

Go to NativeEnergy for some novel cards and gifts.  NativeEnergy is a Vermont company that provides carbon offsets and renewable energy credits.  By working with NativeEnergy, individuals and businesses help finance the construction of new wind, solar and biogas projects.  So far, NativeEnergy has provided funding for more than 50 community-based projects, bringing renewable energy to schools, methane digesters to family farms, and helping build the first large scale Native American-owned wind turbine in the U.S.

NativeEnergy also offers several attractive and novel holiday cards – which come with a terrific benefit – carbon offsets.  Each card offsets the emissions from the holiday travel of an average family or from one month’s household energy use.  That’s 300 or 1,000 pounds of carbon emission offsets for each card you purchase.

Everyone at the Energy Co-op sends best wishes for a happy and safe holiday season to all of our members, customers and friends.

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Helping Vermonters with their Heating Oil Bills

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Thanks to the generosity of Vermont fuel dealers, including the Energy Co-op of Vermont, and local businesses and organizations, the Vermont Fuel Dealers Split the Ticket program will provide more than 6,000 gallons of free heating oil, kerosene and propane this winter.

Vermont’s heating fuel dealers are mostly small, family-owned businesses that live in the same community where they work and know first-hand who is struggling to heat their home. They are often the first to respond in a crisis, especially when the family is unaware or unable to receive government assistance— or simply too proud to ask for help from others. Here’s what people are saying about the Split the Ticket Program.

And here’s how the Split the Ticket program works:

• Heating fuel dealers agree to donate a delivery of oil, kerosene, or propane to a neighbor in need.
• Those pledged gallons are matched with donations from community business and organizations.
• All funds will be used to match fuel donations by Vermont’s oil and propane dealers—none are used to administer the program.

Please consider helping Split the Ticket with a Vermonter in need this winter. To make a contribution, or for more information, call the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association at (802) 223-7750.

In addition to taking part in Split the Ticket, the Energy Co-op of Vermont provides members with oil deliveries from the Co-op Oil Bank. And like many other fuel dealers, we deliver heating oil and kerosene to our customers and members who receive fuel assistance.

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Vermont Community Energy and Climate Action Conference

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Saturday, December 3rd. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Lake Morey Inn. Fairlee, Vermont

This daylong conference offers an unparalleled experience for town energy committee leaders, municipal officials, local and regional planners, and concerned citizens to learn new strategies and identify opportunities to reduce energy costs and tackle climate change.

Register online for this 4th annual event, hosted by the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network and the UVM Extension Service.

Vermont Department of Public Service Commissioner, Elizabeth Miller, will talk about the new Comprehensive Energy Plan and what it means for communities. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Deborah Markowitz will discuss the work of the State’s Climate Cabinet. The conference will also feature environmental activist, actor, and writer Kathryn Blume, who will talk about how one individual can make a difference in affecting climate change.

The day includes 14 different workshops focused on promoting efficiency and renewable energy at the local level, along with a number of different roundtable discussions topics designed to promote dialogue on the most pressing energy topics.

Don’t miss this important event! Help shape Vermont’s energy future. Register today. The early registration fee is $25, which includes a full lunch and morning refreshments. Early registration ends November 25th. Registrations after November 25 are $30. Students requesting a discount must also register before November 25.

For more information, contact: Jessie Schmidt, UVM Extension at: 866-860-1382 extension 203.

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Button Up Vermont

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Want to keep heat in and bills down this winter?  Attend a free Button Up Vermont workshop.  These two-hour sessions are led by local contractors certified by the Building Performance Institute, to help Vermonters stay warm and use less energy.  Learn some basic steps to buttoning up your home, and be sure to bring your questions.  Find a workshop near you by visiting http://www.buttonupvermont.org/ or by calling 1-888-921-5990 (toll-free). These free workshops were developed by the Central Vermont Community Action Council and Efficiency Vermont.

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