BED Energy Assistance Program
BED continues to focus on supporting our customers who have experienced financial hardships and reminds our customers about the availability of our Energy Assistance Program. This program provides a 12.5 percent discount for eligible participating customers.
Lower Your Bill
The best way to lower your bill is to understand how your home is currently using electricity. Your online account can show you how your usage varies from month to month, day to day, and even in 15-minute increments so you can figure out the best way to start saving.
Net Zero Energy Podcast
The City of Burlington, Vermont’s goal is to reduce, and eventually eliminate, fossil fuel usage. In this podcast series, Burlington’s Director of Sustainability Jennifer Green and her guests will be sharing ways we can all reduce our energy usage for heating, driving, and everything else we plug in.
UVM Sustainability | Elizabeth Palchak
Elizabeth Palchak, Director of Sustainability at UVM, joined us to talk about UVM’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through decarbonization, operations, govern and people, and academics. She reports on UVM’s goals on carbon neutrality by 2030 and the recent launch of the Sustainable Solutions Lab to solve the big sustainability questions ahead of us.
Local Motion | Christina Erickson
Christina Erickson, Executive Director with Local Motion, joins us to talk about the 25-year history of the organization, the Bike Ferry and the bridge over the Winooski River, their state-wide advocacy work, advocating for Safe Routes to School Program including a call for more crossing guards, and more.
Potties With Purpose | Thor Retzlaff
Thor Retzlaff of Wasted joins us for a frank and fascinating discussion about how his company’s portable toilet rentals are making the most of human waste. Circular sanitation converts it into fertilizer that is used by local farmers and reduces our carbon footprint.
Net Zero Energy News
- Green Mountain Transit, Burlington Electric Department Announce Addition of Five Electric Transit Buses to Fleet June 18, 2024 - Buses Will Be Charged in Burlington, and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution while Serving Burlington and other Vermont Communities
- Burlington Electric Department Introduces New Pole-Mounted, Electric Vehicle Chargers to Improve Charging Access June 5, 2024 - BED Also Seeks Input on Locations for Additional Public EV Chargers
- June 2024 Net Zero Energy News: Energy Assistance & Getting Ready for Summer June 1, 2024 - Get Help Paying Your Electric Bills We are excited to share good news with our community that BED’s Energy Assistance
- May 2024 Net Zero Energy News: Speak with BED Energy Experts May 1, 2024 - Speak with BED Energy Experts! BED continues to get out into the community and would appreciate the opportunity to speak
- April 2024 Net Zero Energy News: Go Electric and Save! April 1, 2024 - New incentives to accelerate progress toward the City’s Net Zero Energy goal. New actions targeted at reducing emissions from the transportation sector.