After town representatives met with state environmental officials, Eden select board members say solar could make sense at the site of the town's abandoned asbestos mine.

Many more houses in Addison County are getting water that's been heated by the sun. Since the inception of a new program this fall, 95 houses have installed solar hot water heating systems. And that's been good news for one local business.

Smugglers Notch Resort in Jeffersonville has a new sustainable energy project on the horizon. The ski resort hopes to build about two acres of solar trackers at a new 'solar farm'.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is going to help mark the opening of a solar power installation at a Vermont middle school.

Green Mountain Power says it exceeded its goal of installing 1,000 solar panels in 1,000 days.

A green energy nonprofit has been given permission to lease an acre of town property in Middlebury to use as a solar farm.

Vermont's draft Comprehensive Energy Plan sets a goal of 90 percent renewable energy sources by 2050.

Protesters turned out on the Statehouse lawn on Wednesday to oppose a wind energy project in Lowell and others planned around the state. The critics of large-scale wind say solar power is the better way to meet Vermont's energy needs.

Vermont is home to an increasing number of solar farms. In addition to providing electricity, they're fueling a debate over whether solar power is a good deal for ratepayers and taxpayers. 

As solar power projects in Vermont ramp, some are questioning the economics of the technology, saying its a bad deal for both ratepayers and taxpayers.

In Addison County, another large solar array has been proposed in the town of Middlebury. The solar array is expected to generate electricity to some 30 average-sized homes.

A Springfield company that installed 936-solar panels at its Springfield factory will be able to take advantage of a state tax credit after all.

The Vermont Public Interest Research Group has identified an initial group of 5 communities where contractors will offer homeowners substantial discounts to install new solar systems.

Central Vermont Public Service has unveiled a new solar project in Rutland. It's part energy producer, part exhibit and part teaching tool.

Vermont may not be known as the sunshine state, but it is seeing a surge in solar energy projects.

Ten schools across Vermont will get $50,000 apiece to install small-scale solar energy projects. What sets the projects apart is who designed them.

Ten Vermont public schools are vying for federal grants of $50,000 each for solar energy projects.

Four apartment complexes in Vermont will install solar water heaters to reduce energy costs. Panels will be installed at affordable housing developments in Burlington, Barre, Brattleboro and Bennington.

A solar company is considering opening a factory in Chittenden County, but it says an economic incentive program that the Legislature is debating will play a key role in whether it moves to Vermont.

There's been overwhelming response to favorable rates for electricity generated from renewable sources.