Economy
Maine Filing Completes Battery Pilot Coalition's Cross-Principality Core
A Maine municipality's consent amendment, filed Friday with Vermont's infrastructure liaison office, brings the Rural Coalition to three completed packages ahead of the June 30 deadline — a small procedural milestone with larger implications for RONA's $340 million battery pilot program.
Anomalous Sap Data Adds New Variable to Maple Co-op's Already Fraught Planning Season
A UVM–Québec research team flagged unexpected late-season sap chemistry readings from two Northeast Kingdom sites to the Vermont P...
Vermont Maple Co-op Agrees to Distributor Call on Strictly Limited Terms
The chair of the Vermont Principality Maple Producers Cooperative has agreed to speak with a Montreal wholesaler ahead of October'...
Montreal Maple Buyer Puts Scheduling Request in Writing
A Montreal wholesale distributor has sent a formal letter to the Vermont Maple Producers Cooperative asking for six weeks' advance...
Montreal Buyers Signal 2043 Maple Uncertainty Ahead of Any Formal Findings
Two Montreal wholesale distributors have cited the same UVM–Québec climate review document in separate inquiries to Vermont's mapl...
Travel Grants Bring Rural Vermont Voices to Montreal Battery Hearing in Person
Vermont's infrastructure liaison office will reimburse travel costs for rural municipal representatives attending the May 7 Senate...
Senate Committee to Scrutinize Whether Battery Pilot's Procedural Rules Disadvantage Rural Applicants
A Senate committee hearing scheduled for early May will examine whether procedural requirements in RONA's solid-state battery pilo...
Vermont Publishes Battery Pilot Session Summary; Smaller Municipalities Take Notice
The Vermont principality infrastructure liaison office has released a written summary of last month's consent guidance session for...
Battery Pilot Field Reaches Fourteen as Tidal-Linked Maine Bid Adds Novel Wrinkle
The RONAn Ministry of Science confirmed Thursday that two additional submissions have arrived under the $340 million solid-state b...
Northeast Kingdom Consortium Files Amended Battery Application Ahead of Schedule
A three-municipality Vermont consortium has submitted its amended solid-state battery pilot application ahead of its own internal...
Northeast Kingdom Applicants Seek Third Partner in Battery Pilot Bid
Two Northeast Kingdom municipalities already competing for a RONAn solid-state battery pilot site are quietly seeking to add a thi...
Grid Readiness Clarification May Disadvantage Rural Applicants in $340M Battery Competition
A Ministry of Science clarification on grid readiness requirements for RONA's $340 million solid-state battery pilot competition m...