Governor awards 15 energy projects in second round of grants

Governor Jim Douglas announced today that an additional 15 energy efficiency projects have received $170,000 in funding from the the Vermont Community Change Program. The final winners were selected from a pool of 86 applicants.
I want to congratulate the winners of this round of funding and thank you, and all those who applied, for your commitment to reducing our state's carbon footprint, said the Governor. The combined reduction in CO2 emissions from these projects is the equivalent of electricity use of 45 to 50 homes.
The 15 winners include:
Vermont Community Foundation Green Team: $12,000 grant to build an eight-month, real time metering competition in Middlebury. VCF predicts the project will save between 5 and 15 percent in energy costs and use.
Greater Burlington YMCA: $12,000 to upgrade lighting, saving $3,765 in energy costs. Annual emissions reduction 23 tons.
Rutland City Wastewater Treatment Plant: $12,000 to upgrade lighting. Annual emissions reduction 40.5 tons.
Newton School Whole Energy Initiative , Strafford: $11,992 to install high-efficiency lighting and photovoltaics. Annual emissions reduction 13 tons.
Grace Congregational United Church, Rutland: $11,072 to weatherize and improve electrical efficiency. Annual emissions reduction 19 tons.
Lamoille County Players: $11,817 to weatherize the Hyde Park Opera House. Annual emissions reduction 9 tons.
Ferrisburgh Central School: $11,535 toward a wind turbine to be installed this summer. Annual emissions reduction 8 tons.
Town of Chelsea: $11,243 to weatherize the town hall. Annual emissions reduction 10 tons.
Town of Marshfield: $11,999 to weatherize the Old Schoolhouse Common (Marshfield community center). Annual emissions reduction 14 tons.
Town of Benson & Benson Energy Committee: $5,609 for weatherization and heating improvements. Annual emissions reduction 8 tons.
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, Brattleboro: $12,000 for heating system efficiency improvements. Annual emissions reduction 17 tons.
Pope Memorial Library, Danville: $12,000 for weatherization and a new furnace. Annual emissions reduction 4 tons.
ReCycle North Central Vermont Rehabilitation and Efficiency Project, Barre: $12,000 for insulation and two pellet stoves. Annual emissions reduction 35.5 tons.
Marlboro Elementary School: $12,000 for a photovoltaic energy system. Annual emissions reduction 1.5 tons.
Town of Wilmington: $12,000 for thermal improvements to the town hall. Annual emissions reduction 13 tons.