Helping Addison County renters and homeowners find a path to reducing their home’s carbon footprint.  For free. 

What is the Navigator Program? 

An initiative of the Climate Economy Action Center of Addison County to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our county by connecting you with one-on-one end-to-end support to reduce your home’s greenhouse gas emissions and your utility bills.

When you sign up with us we:

• Meet with you to discuss your priorities and goals for reducing your home’s greenhouse gas emissions and utility bills through simple changes, weatherization, and switching to efficient electric appliances. 

• Work with you to create do-able, bite-sized plans to meet your goals and reduce your home’s greenhouse gas emissions, including rebates, financing options and how to make improvements that fit your budget (even if your budget is $0!).

• Check in with you through the process to help navigate barriers and all of the available technical and financial resources.

Who is it for? Anyone living in Addison County, VT!

Why? Moving quickly to a low-carbon lifestyle is critical to addressing the climate crisis. Houses are complicated, and it can be helpful to have a knowledgeable person to assist with decision making and planning to make decarbonization as easy as possible. 

How much does working with the Navigator cost? Nothing! 

How do I sign up?  If you are interested, please email us at energynavigator.ceac@gmail.com  or via our online form.

Questions? Reach out to us at energynavigator.ceac@gmail.com 

Acknowledgements
Our efforts have been aided by many people over the years as we have gone from an idea to an actual living, breathing project. We want to thank in particular Rebecca Dalgin, who did invaluable research on the nuts and bolts of running an energy coaching program, and who kept energy justice at the top of our agenda. Maddi Shropshire from the Addison County Regional Planning Commission has also helped us in our efforts to connect this project with the other Addison County and Vermont-based climate action efforts. We also want to thank the Middlebury College Environmental Studies 401 team from the fall of 2023—  Isabel Markey, Lila Olson, Andrew Patty, and Josh Valentine— who brought to the project fresh perspectives, sharp insights, and a sense of urgent purpose that we carry forward. Middlebury College’s Center for Community Engagement and Climate Action Program funded our two summer interns — Maggie Bryan and Joly Reyes Collovati — who have taken on the hard work of pushing the digital portion of our efforts out the door and into the world with creativity, intelligence, and grace. We would also like to thank our partners at Mass Energize, who offer technical advice and more importantly community, providing us a model for community-led climate action that inspires our work. 

Finally we would  like to thank  our funders: the Vermont Low-Income Trust for Electricity (VLITE), the Ruth H. Brown Foundation, and the many local donors who have seen the promise of this local, community-based approach to the clean energy transition.