Vermont’s High Concentration of Enlightened, Authentic People Call Their Own Shots in Energy Politics

I was surprised and delighted when a cousin I hadn’t seen in 35 years called me out of the blue from her home in Northern Vermont over the weekend. No surprise here: her town has a fairly decent sized (1 MW) solar array, pictured here.

Apparently, the photo here is the front of a postcard. Typical Vermont. They could have shown off their maple syrup or their fabulous autumn leaves or any of hundreds of bucolic old churches that dot the stunning landscape. Of what are they proudest? Their commitment to a sustainable energy future (though they did manage to throw in a few sheep).

I wrote to my cousin later thanking her for reaching out, and suggesting: You can tell your fellow Vermonters for me that I appreciate their self-styled approach to life, and to American energy politics in particular.