BED Energy Assistance Program
BED continues to focus on supporting our customers who have experienced financial hardships and reminds our customers about the availability of our Energy Assistance Program. This program provides a 12.5 percent discount for eligible participating customers.
Lower Your Bill
The best way to lower your bill is to understand how your home is currently using electricity. Your online account can show you how your usage varies from month to month, day to day, and even in 15-minute increments so you can figure out the best way to start saving.
Net Zero Energy Podcast
The City of Burlington, Vermont’s goal is to reduce, and eventually eliminate, fossil fuel usage. In this podcast series, Burlington’s Director of Sustainability Jennifer Green and her guests share ways we can all reduce our energy usage for heating, driving, and everything else we plug in.
Heat Pumps and Customer Solutions | Travis St. Hilaire
Travis St. Hilaire is the Supervisor for Customer Solutions at VGS. With a technical background in heat pump technology and installations, Travis is now sharing his passion for this equipment with Burlingtonians who are ready to make the switch from natural gas to net zero energy to heat their homes and water.
Community Leadership | Mona Tolba
Mona Tolba is a shining example of community leadership through her work with the Vermont Language Justice Project and on the Just Transition Subcommittee of the Vermont Climate Council. Mona’s goal is to raise the voice of community members who seldom are heard.
BED-VGS Collaboration | Darren Springer & Neale Lunderville
BED General Manager Darren Springer and VGS CEO & President Neale Lunderville join Jennifer Green for a special video Net Zero Energy Podcast to discuss the efforts and the collaboration between these two utilities. You can also watch this episode on YouTube. https://youtu.be/3gD4mjV-tG8
Net Zero Energy News
- Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and Burlington Electric Announce Significant Progress in Annual Net Zero Energy Roadmap Update, Additional Electrification Programs for 2025 April 9, 2025 - Burlington thermal and ground transportation greenhouse gas emissions down 19 percent as of 2024 compared to 2018 levels
- March 2025 Net Zero Energy News: Join the BED Team February 27, 2025 - Join the BED Team Burlington Electric Department (BED) is looking to fill a job opening for the position of Director
- Mayor and Burlington Electric Department Announce New and Expanded Net Zero Energy Electrification Incentives January 8, 2025 - Highlight Enhanced EV, Heat Pump, E-Bike, E-Lawnmower Rebates, including Boosted Incentives for Low-Income Customers
- New Rebate Program for All-Electric Vehicle High-Mileage Drivers January 1, 2025 - Burlington Electric Department is offering new incentive programs for high-mileage BED customers who are ready to switch to an all-electric
- January 2025 Net Zero Energy News: Energy Assistance, EV Chargers, Rebates, and more January 1, 2025 - Get Help Paying Your Electric Bills with BED’s Energy Assistance Program As we enter 2025, we are pleased to report