Vermont Economic Stimulus and Recovery Portal
Welcome to Vermont’s website devoted to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. We appreciate the great interest from municipalities, institutions, businesses and others in Vermont regarding the impact of this federal legislation.
This portal is designed to enable you to see information about the process as it unfolds, and to help you find programs which may affect you, your business, your town, your school district, and other organizations you care about.
We hope you find this information useful as we move forward together to build Vermont’s economic
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Blog
Smart Grid Award
The nearly $69 million dollar stimulus award Vermont utilities received from the federal Department of Energy (DoE) this week will have a much greater and long lasting effect on the Green Mountain State than hundreds of millions of dollars in stimulus band aids that we are also receiving.
How Many Jobs Were Stimulated – The Sequel
The official numbers for stimulus-created jobs in Vermont, which will be posted on recovery.gov October 30, will not be the same as the preliminary number of 1990 I reported to the legislature and the Vermont public on October 15.
News
State wins $69 million 'smart grid' grant
Posted October 29, 2009
During the next three years, Vermont’s electric utilities plan to install electric meters at nearly every residence and business that doesn’t already have state-of-the-art metering devices capable of communicating in real time about electricity use.
Feds put up $69M to pay for smart grid
Posted: October 29, 2009
BRATTLEBORO -- Within the next three years, 85 percent of the homes and businesses in the Green Mountain State will have new "smart" electric meters that will help Vermonters bring down their utility costs.
Building Bridges
Posted: October 29, 2009
Viewed narrowly, the stimulus grant for the upgrading of Vermont's electrical utilities is a step toward greater efficiency and energy conservation. Viewed more broadly, it is part of the slow revival of America.
