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Net Zero Energy Burlington VT

Burlington Electric Department - Burlington, Vermont

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 will be sharing ways we can all reduce our energy usage for heating, driving, and everything else we plug in. All while sourcing our entire energy supply from renewables. We will be talking with your neighbors about what steps they’ve taken on the path to Net Zero Energy. We’ll also chat with City and

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14:34

EV Rebates – Darren Springer

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2025/10/14

Darren Springer, Burlington Electric Department General Manager, discusses the state of electric vehicle incentives at the Federal level and how BED is responding with enhanced rebates for our customers.

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15:40

Climate Anxiety | Aziza Malik & Jen Cirillo

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2025/09/30

How are today's schoolchildren dealing with news surrounding our climate? Aziza Malik, 5th grade teacher at Champlain Elementary and Teach of the Year 2024, and Jen Cirillo, Director of Professional Learning at Shelburne Farms talk about the strategies and realities of guiding students through this topic.

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15:31

Local Motion | Christina Erickson (rerun)

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2025/09/16

Christina Erickson, Executive Director with Local Motion, joins us to talk about the 25-year history of the organization, the Bike Ferry and the bridge over the Winooski River, their state-wide advocacy work, advocating for Safe Routes to School Program including a call for more crossing guards, and more.

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18:29

Vermont Futures Project | Kevin Chu

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2025/07/22

Kevin Chu, a Vermonter from birth, is now Executive Director of the Vermont Futures Project, an independent non-partisan organization working toward encourages long-term economic growth for Vermont. Kevin talks about how they provide useful data and recommendations to achieve this goal.

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16:32

New Frameworks | Ace McArleton

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2025/06/10

Ace McArleton, CEO and co-founder of New Frameworks. New Frameworks prioritizes sequestering carbon with prefabricated straw panels, ADU housing, design and consulting services, and improving and updating the existing housing stock to provide healthier efficient homes.

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14:56

Burlington High School Construction | Brian Leet

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2025/05/06

As Senior Project Manager with Freeman French Freeman, Brian Leet is overseeing the design and build of the new Burlington High School ad Technical Center. Brian shares details on the energy saving considerations, the welcoming design and layout, and the timeline for its completion.

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13:13

Heat Pumps and Customer Solutions | Travis St. Hilaire

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2025/04/08

Travis St. Hilaire is the Supervisor for Customer Solutions at VGS. With a technical background in heat pump technology and installations, Travis is now sharing his passion for this equipment with Burlingtonians who are ready to make the switch from natural gas to net zero energy to heat their homes and water.

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10:53

Moran, McNeil, and More | Bill Parizo

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2025/01/07

Bill Parizo, Director of Power System at Burlington Electric Department, shares stories of his 42 years with BED. We go all the way back to the Moran plant and switching from coal to wood chips, the conception and construction of McNeil, BED's new SCADA system, and plenty more. Bill's passionate for his work and the mission of BED are undeniable.

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10:21

Church Street Marketplace & Downtown – Kara Alnasrawi

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/12/17

Kara Alnasrawi is the Director of Business and Workforce Development for the city of Burlington as well as Director of the Church Street Marketplace. We spoke about the possibilities for the Memorial block, Burlington's commercial sector's support for our NZE goals, mixed-use zoning, and the Great Streets program.

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14:28

Winooski One Hydro | Jon Clark

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/12/03

Jon Clark is the Power Production Technician at Winooski One Hydro Plant. Jon talks about the history and operations of Winooski One Hydro, the fish elevator, how to start a career in power production, and the effects of extreme weather on the health and operation of the plant.

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12:04

Vermont Language Justice Project | Alison Segar

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/11/19

During the pandemic, Alison Segar started making multi-lingual videos to share important information with our diverse community. This project evolved into the Vermont Language Justice Project and now creates information videos for a wide range of topics in many languages.

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11:18

LN Consulting | George D. Martin

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/11/05

George D. Martin is the President of LN Consulting. LN Consulting provides building design solutions focused on health and sustainability, forged in analysis and technology, in collaboration with our clients and the communities they serve.

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11:03

CATMA | Sandy Thibault

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/10/09

Sandy Thibault, Executive Director of CATMA (Chittenden Area Transportation Management Association) shares the history of CATMA and its founding members, the CATMA app, programs that help Vermonters get around without relying on automobiles, Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies, and more.

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16:57

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport | Nic...

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/08/27

Nic Longo is the Director of Aviation at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport. Nic joins us today to talk about the many ways BTV is working to reduce GHG emissions as well as other exciting projects on the horizon for our hometown airport.

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12:31

Mayor Miro Weinberger

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/02/27

For our 50th episode we spoke with Mayor Miro Weinberger. He reflects on his Net Zero Energy-related accomplishments over his time in office. He also speaks to what he'd like to see Burlington take on going forward.

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12:16

Will Clavelle | Business and Workforce Development in...

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/02/13

Will Clavelle, Assistant Director of Small Business Development for the City of Burlington talks about his journey from CEDO to the Department of Business and Workforce Development. This newly created department helped keep many businesses alive during the pandemic and they're continually working toward bringing new businesses into the City.

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9:57

Plug In America | Ingrid Malmgren

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/01/23

Ingrid Malmgren, Policy Director for Plug In America, joins us this week to talk about the national nonprofit's efforts to transition us away from fossil fuel-burning vehicles. Ingrid has worked to demonstrate the benefits of EVs to consumers, utilities, public health, the economy, the environment, energy security, and the electric grid.

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9:57

2030 Districts Network | Dave Low

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2024/01/02

Dave Low, Executive Director with 2030 Districts Network, shares the story of the creation of this organization and the great work they do in leading the effort to create a new model forurban sustainability and shared economic growth.

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13:35

Sleep Well Recycling | Josh Costa

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2023/12/05

While working at 1-800-Got-Junk, Josh Costa saw tons of mattresses being sent to the landfill and was inspired to start Sleep Well Recycling. Josh's new business takes apart retired mattresses so they can recycle the component materials and divert 75%-100% of it away from the landfill and over to a recycling center or to McNeil Generating Station.

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12:09

Building Electrification Institute | Caytie...

Net Zero Energy Burlington VT ·

2023/11/21

Caytie Campbell-Orrock from the Building Electrification Institute joins us to talk about their work in helping guide Burlington's work in eliminating fossil fuel use in buildings.

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