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Energy Action Network tells House committee funding is the biggest barrier to a statewide energy-coach network
Summary
At an April 14 House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure hearing on S.219, Cara Robichek of Energy Action Network said funding is the primary obstacle to scaling volunteer energy-coaching across Vermont and warned volunteers must be rigorously trained and professionally supported.
Cara Robichek, deputy director and network manager for Energy Action Network, told the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure on April 14 that funding is the biggest barrier to a statewide volunteer energy-coaching or energy-navigator network. The testimony was offered as committee members considered S.219, a bill related to an energy navigator program.
Robichek said EAN conducted 21 interviews with energy-efficiency utilities, electric utilities, energy coaches, weatherization program staff, contractors and nonprofits to assess whether Vermont residents would benefit from a statewide network of local energy coaches. "Our primary key finding was that funding remains the biggest…
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