Encore Renewable Energy announced that Jake Clark has joined the Company in the position of Project Developer. As Project Developer, Clark is joining Encore’s development team supporting Encore’s rapidly expanding energy project development, construction and asset management activities. Jake most […]
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Encore Renewable Energy CEO Testifies Before Vermont Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
Encore Renewable Energy CEO, Chad Farrell, was invited by the Vermont Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee to provide thoughts regarding next generation commercial-scale solar PV deployment models for the State of Vermont. Mr. Farrell provided a high-level summary of […]
Encore Executives Present at Bucknell University’s Freeman School of Management’s Business Trends Summit
Encore Renewable Energy’s CEO and Founder, Chad Farrell, and COO/CFO, Blake Sturcke, spoke today at Bucknell University’s Freeman School of Management’s inaugural Business Trends Summit. The presentation, “Renewable Energy – Powering the New Climate Economy”, focused on the drivers of […]
Encore Renewable Energy Executives Present at Solar Power Northeast
Chad Farrell and Jesse Stowell presented today at Solar Power Northeast conference in Boston, Massachusetts, the largest conference for solar and energy storage industries in the Northeast. This event provides an opportunity for solar and energy storage businesses to exchange insights, […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Joins Panel Discussion at Municipal Energy Workshop
Encore Renewable Energy CEO, Chad Farrell, was an invited panelist for a recent gathering of municipal managers, special projects personnel and local energy committees to discuss the various ways in which local communities can engage in renewable energy projects as […]
Planting Pollinator Forage at Encore’s Solar Arrays – A Triple Bottom Line Success Story
My kids have been actively engaged in recent weeks helping caterpillars morph into butterflies by feeding them milkweed grown in a neighborhood pollinator garden. The caterpillars are currently in the cocoon phase, and upon emerging from their chrysalis, we will […]
Encore Renewable Energy’s General Counsel Meets with Vermont Law School Energy Clinic to Discuss How the Law Can Effect Change in Renewable Energy Development and Vermont’s Energy Landscape
Encore Renewable Energy General Counsel, Phillip D. Foy, was a guest lecturer for the Vermont Law School Energy Clinic on July 23, 2018. The clinic is a means by which students can “progressively develop the knowledge, skills, and values integral […]
Blake Sturcke Presents at Brightfields 2018 Conference Regarding Solar PV on CERCLA / Brownfield Sites
Newark, NJ – Blake Sturcke, Encore Renewable Energy’s CFO and COO, delivered a presentation on June 19, 2018 at the Brightfields conference hosted by the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), in conjunction with Brownfields Listings. Brightfields 2018 is a national […]
Despite Headwinds, The Climate Economy is Booming – Let’s Not Cede Leadership to Others
Chad Farrell, Founder and CEO, of Encore Renewable Energy, offers an insider’s account of the current state of the burgeoning solar market and the transition to a distributed energy generation model that is happening in Vermont and throughout the US. The United States has long been the […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Joins Renewable Energy Vermont’s Board of Directors
Chad Farrell, Encore Renewable Energy’s founder and CEO, was recently asked to join the Board of Directors of Renewable Energy Vermont (REV), the statewide renewable energy trade organization in Vermont that is dedicated to working towards increased, affordable, and comprehensive […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Presents at 2017 US EPA Brownfields Conference Regarding Landfill Solar Projects
Chad Farrell, Encore Renewable Energy’s founder and CEO, delivered a presentation on December 6, 2017 at the EPA’s national brownfield conference regarding the benefits and challenges associated with developing, financing and constructing commercial scale solar PV projects on closed capped […]
Encore Renewable Energy Sponsors 2017 Vermont Community Energy and Climate Action Conference
Encore served as a platinum sponsor for Vermont’s 2017 Community Energy and Climate Action Conference. The annual conference is hosted by the University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN) and is aimed at inspiring, […]
Encore Renewable Energy Presents to State of Vermont Department of Public Service
Encore Renewable Energy founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, was invited to provide an overview of solar PV project finance to a select group of officials at the Vermont Department of Public Service responsible for regulating energy generation resources in the […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Presents on Future of Solar PV and Storage Markets to Smart Grid PhD Research Program
Encore Renewable Energy founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, provided a presentation to the University of Vermont’s Integrative Graduate Education and Training (IGERT) program on November 15, 2017. UVM’s IGERT program is a partnership between the University of Vermont and Sandia […]
Jesse Stowell of Encore Renewable Energy Elected to NYSEIA Board of Directors
Encore Renewable Energy Director of Business Development, Jesse Stowell, was recently named to the Board of Directors for the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) following a competitive selection process. Jesse will join other industry leaders in helping to […]
Encore Renewable Energy Serves on Clean Energy Panel at Annual Meeting for Vermont Young Professionals
Encore Renewable Energy founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, participated in a clean energy panel discussion at the third annual Vermont Young Professionals annual summit held on September 9, 2017 in downtown Rutland, Vermont. The meeting was intended to provide young […]
Encore Renewable Energy Supports National Catalysts of the Climate Economy Summit
Encore Renewable Energy participated in the national Catalysts of the Climate Economy Summit in our home city of Burlington, Vermont. The event, which took place on September 6, 7 and 8, was a gathering of over 500 entrepreneurs, investors and […]
Encore Projects Highlighted in August 2017 Business People Vermont Feature Story
A number of commercial scale solar PV projects developed by Encore Renewable Energy were profiled in a feature story in the August 2017 edition of Business People Vermont. The article highlights the economic opportunities available to businesses making investments into […]
5MW Brattleboro Landfill Solar Project Secures Certificate of Public Good
A 5MW solar PV project sited at the Brattleboro, Vermont landfill developed by Encore Renewable Energy received a Certificate of Public Good (CPG) from the State of Vermont Public Utility Commission on June 30, clearing the way for construction of […]
Bennington Banner Publishes Article on Encore’s Southwest Vermont Projects
Several of Encore Renewable Energy’s current ventures in Southwest Vermont were recently featured by Jim Therrien in the Bennington Banner. Therrien’s article “Two Solar Projects Underway in Bennington” highlighted the pre-construction phase on two 735kWp / 500kWac solar arrays located […]
Fighting for our planet in the “Age of Alternative Facts”
Thoughts from Encore’s Founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, following the historic People’s March for Climate in Washington D.C. and around the globe. “The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great […]
Encore Renewable Energy Sponsors Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Conference
Encore Renewable Energy served as a Gold Sponsor for Vermont’s 2016 Community Energy and Climate Action Conference. The annual conference is hosted by the University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN) and is aimed […]
VEC’s Community Solar Project Launched In Alburgh
Vermont Business Magazine — On Thursday, Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC), Encore Renewable Energy, and SoCore Energy, held a Community Appreciation Event at the site of VEC’s first Co-op Community Solar project on Route 78 and Dump Road in Alburgh. The Community Appreciation […]
South Burlington Plans Solar Array Atop Closed Landfill
Source: VPR South Burlington is planning to put a solar array on top of an old landfill to get renewable energy and financial savings out of a piece of land that can’t be used for much else, officials said Tuesday. […]
The Flexible Capital Fund Announces Encore Renewable Energy Investment
Montpelier, VT – The Flexible Capital Fund announced today the addition of Encore Renewable Energy to their socially responsible investment portfolio. The permanent working capital investment will enable Encore to hire new staff to support business development, engineering, and project […]
Chad Nichols Speaks to University of Vermont Environmental Studies Group on Solar Development and Renewables
Chad Nichols, Project Development Manager for Encore, recently spoke to a group of Junior and Senior UVM students on the nature of commercial solar development in New England and associated current and future impact on our regional electrical infrastructure. The […]
Phillip Foy Presents to Vermont Legislators on Renewable Energy Certificates
Phillip Foy, General Counsel for Encore, provided a presentation to the State of Vermont Climate Caucus, an organization of legislators concerned about climate change and the impacts it will have on the State’s infrastructure, its environment and its residents. In […]
Columbia University | Tech & Social Impact Formation Conference – Blake Sturcke Presents
Blake Sturcke, CFO of Encore Renewable Energy, led a session focused on fundraising at the Tech & Social Impact Formation Conference at Columbia University. The weekend long event, jointly sponsored by Columbia Angel Group, Columbia Business School, 118 Capital, and […]
Town of Bennington Select Board Approves Encore Renewable Energy Solar Project
Bennington, VT — The town has given its blessing to a solar project that is projected to save it $750,000 in electrical costs over a 25-year period. The Select Board voted unanimously Monday to enter into a net-metering agreement with […]
Vermont a National Leader in Solar Jobs for the 3rd Year in Row
A new report released by the national non-profit, The Solar Foundation, found Vermont to be #3 in solar jobs per capita in the country. This marks the third year in a row Vermont is in the top-3 for solar jobs. Additionally, a Vermont specific […]