Vt. program could grow to meet heat pump boom
Rutland Herald, April 12, 2014Money from Vermont’s statewide energy efficiency program could be used to install electric heat pumps — and insulation in the houses that receive them — under legislation endorsed Friday by the Vermont Senate.
The program, Efficiency Vermont, traditionally used money raised through a charge on electric bills to help people install more efficient lighting, appliances and business equipment.
In 2008, the Legislature expanded the program’s mission to include thermal efficiency — insulation of buildings to save on heat — but required funding for that effort come from sources other than the charge on electric bills.