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Encourages Community to Reduce Energy Usage on July 20 from 5:00-8:00pm

Vermont Business Magazine Burlington Electric Department (BED) issued a peak alert for Wednesday, July 20 from 5:00-8:00pm as part of its Defeat the Peak program (originally launched during summer 2017, view news release), encouraging members of the Burlington community to reduce their energy usage.

Burlingtonians can lend a hand by taking the following steps on what is projected to be an unusually hot summer day:

BED has called the peak alert due to extreme regional temperatures, particularly in southern New England this week. The New England region reaches peak demand for electricity during the summer. A significant portion of BED’s costs as a utility is determined by how much energy our community is using during the summer peak.

Burlingtonians who take peak day actions will help achieve potential reductions in utility costs that help keep electric rates low and stable; and environmental benefits that come with reduced energy demand on the regional electric grid, which decreases the need for use of polluting oil and natural gas generators around New England. A more unique and innovative incentive introduced by BED based on customer input is a community reward opportunity through which a local nonprofit – in this case AALV – will benefit from a $1,000 contribution from BED if our customers hit the targeted amount of load reduction on a peak alert day.

“The AALV helps new Americans from all parts of the world gain independence in their new communities through a range of integration services, including bridging case management, workforce development, behavioral health awareness, and interpreter services programming,” stated Yacouba J. Bogre, Executive Director of AALV. “With support from our multicultural, multilingual staff, our clients are able to smoothly transition to living and working in Vermont.”

7.19.2022. ​Burlington, VT – Burlington Electric Department 

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