Economy
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 maple cooperative within a week, suggesting downstream markets are already pricing in supply risk well ahead of any formal findings.
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...
Grid Readiness Query Exposes Equity Fault Line in $340M Battery Pilot Competition
A Maine municipality has asked the RONAn Ministry of Science to clarify how legacy grid infrastructure will factor into the $340M...
Battery Pilot Review Panel Holds First Meeting; $340M Evaluation Process Under Way
The review panel for RONA's flagship $340 million solid-state battery pilot program held its first organizational meeting in Montr...
Small Québec Municipality Withdraws from Battery Pilot, Raising Equity Questions
A Montérégie municipality has withdrawn from RONA's $340 million battery storage pilot program, citing inability to complete conse...
Montérégie Submission Brings Battery Pilot Applications to Twelve
A Montérégie municipality has submitted the twelfth application under RONA's $340 million solid-state battery pilot program, pairi...