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 share ways we can all reduce our energy usage for heating, driving, and everything else we plug in.
Community Leadership | Mona Tolba
Mona Tolba is a shining example of community leadership through her work with the Vermont Language Justice Project and on the Just Transition Subcommittee of the Vermont Climate Council. Mona’s goal is to raise the voice of community members who seldom are heard.
BED-VGS Collaboration | Darren Springer & Neale Lunderville
BED General Manager Darren Springer and VGS CEO & President Neale Lunderville join Jennifer Green for a special video Net Zero Energy Podcast to discuss the efforts and the collaboration between these two utilities. You can also watch this episode on YouTube. https://youtu.be/3gD4mjV-tG8
Old Spokes Home | Sarah Camille Wilson
Sarah Camille Wilson is the Executive Director at Old Spokes Home in the Old North End of Burlington. Sarah fills us in on their programs that helps make biking accessible to everybody, their Fall Fundo, their new six-week class Mechanics 101, BED’s newly increased e-bike rebates, and their annual Kids Bike Bonanza in May when they give away 150 bikes.
Net Zero Energy News
- March 2025 Net Zero Energy News: Join the BED Team February 27, 2025 - Join the BED Team Burlington Electric Department (BED) is looking to fill a job opening for the position of Director
- Mayor and Burlington Electric Department Announce New and Expanded Net Zero Energy Electrification Incentives January 8, 2025 - Highlight Enhanced EV, Heat Pump, E-Bike, E-Lawnmower Rebates, including Boosted Incentives for Low-Income Customers
- New Rebate Program for All-Electric Vehicle High-Mileage Drivers January 1, 2025 - Burlington Electric Department is offering new incentive programs for high-mileage BED customers who are ready to switch to an all-electric
- January 2025 Net Zero Energy News: Energy Assistance, EV Chargers, Rebates, and more January 1, 2025 - Get Help Paying Your Electric Bills with BED’s Energy Assistance Program As we enter 2025, we are pleased to report
- Village Hydroponics at The McNeil Farmhouse November 26, 2024 - Village Hydroponics utilizes hydroponic technology inside of a shipping container to grow fresh, nutrient-rich produce even in the coldest and