Project Porchlight Vermont

Simple Actions Matter in Vermont!

In the summer of 2008, more than 400 enthusiastic volunteers, with the generous support of the Burlington Electric Department and the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, helped the Project Porchlight team successfully distribute more than 30,000 free compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs to Vermont residents door-to-door and during events.

During the successful campaign in Vermont, Project Porchlight was able to reach thousands of residents in communities like Burlington, Colchester, Essex Junction, Essex, Winooski, and St. Albans.

Hundreds of people participated in Project Porchlight and reinforced the notion that Vermonters are ready to make a positive change to save energy and protect the environment.

30,000 bulbs changed means:

• 14,103 MWh saved (mega-watt hours) over the lifetime of the bulbs.
• $240,056 in energy saved
• 1,860 tons of coals not burned
• 7,111 less tons of CO2 emitted

Congratulations, Vermont! We did it!

Vermont Highlights

The success of the Vermont campaign is owed to the six participating communities, the network of dedicated volunteers and the generous support of our funders. Each community embraced the Project Porchlight team, and collectively moved forward to reduce their energy consumption. Vermont proved that simple actions matter!

You can find highlights of this successful campaign, including profiles of star volunteers, short narratives of exciting local events we participated in, as well as stories from the field on our Vermont community-specific web pages.



Project Porchlight Vermont in the News!

Project Porchlight Vermont received media coverage in several key outlets throughout the run of the campaign. About 10 newspaper articles were printed, helping us spread Project Porchlight’s positive message of energy conservation across Vermont.

To view news clippings of Project Porchlight Vermont, please visit our our Media Room web page.

Project Porchlight Vermont Proudly Thanks its Funders

Project Porchlight Vermont was made possible with the generous support of the Burlington Electric Department (BED) and the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC). Their generosity, vision and active participation contributed greatly to the success of the Vermont campaign.