GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Energy Action Committee (GEAC) was formed to help residents save money, live comfortably and address climate change by reducing carbon.
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Anna Kehler and John Mackin celebrate another successful Windowdressers insert build.
Actions taken by the committee include having Smith’s store in Greensboro Bend host energy efficiency advocate, Paul Markowitz, to answer questions area residents have about how to weatherize homes and save money on heating and cooling bills. Liz Baum and Peter Watkinson researched installing an electric vehicle charger in town and the possibility of a solar project to cover more of the town’s electricity bill.
In other action, Liz Steel and Beth Meacham applied for and received a $4,000 Municipal Energy Resilience Program grant for energy efficiency education. They began the process of completing energy audits to weatherize the library. Working with the energy committees of Craftsbury, Glover, Albany and Hardwick, they will host a series of educational events in 2024.
Over three days in late October 2023, the GEAC with the aid of 36 volunteers built 106 window inserts for 13 households and the Greensboro Historical Society.
36 of the windows, were offered free, or at reduced cost subsidized through a $1,500 grant from Energize Vermont and donations from local households. Households needing help with the cost in 2024 can receive up to 10 free inserts. There is an Efficiency Vermont rebate for $100 off the cost of window inserts.
Aiding in the GEAC efforts in past years were WindowDressers for the community project and for assembling all the tools to make it possible; the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for providing space for the factory shop; Anna Kehler, GEAC and WindowDresser leader; Molly Brandt and John Mackin, operations experts during the weekend community build; Kevin Gregoire, Craig Taylor, Hannah Dreissigacker and Jack Sumberg; support leaders from Craftsbury, Albany and Glover; Allison Pouliot, WindowDressers coordinator for all 25 communities in Vermont; Bill Slocum, Gwyn Harris, Holly Cook, Isa Oehry and Fan Watkinson, the measuring team for the inserts during the spring and summer; and Anna Kehler, Carolyn Kehler, Becky Arnold, Susan Schulman, Peter and Fan Watkinson, Front Seat Coffee and Jasper Hill Cheese, providers of refreshments.
If interested in joining the program for 2024, visit windowdressers.org to sign up. A volunteer will be in contact to measure windows. For more information, Anna Kehler [email protected]
This information was taken from the GEAC annual report that was accidentally omitted from the Greensboro Town Report.
