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.
CSWD | Jen Holliday
Jen Holliday is the Director of Public Policy & Communications for Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD). Jen joins us today to talk about the great strides being made in policy and in practice with our waste and recycling programs.
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund | Christine McGowan
Christine McGowan is the Forest Products Program Director with Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. whose mission is to support Vermont’s Forestry industry now and for the next generations. Christine talks about the state of Vermont’s forest today and throughout history, McNeil Generating Station’s relationship with the forest economy, the new Vermont Forest Future Strategic Road Map, and more.
New Frameworks | Ace McArleton
Ace McArleton, CEO and co-founder of New Frameworks. New Frameworks prioritizes sequestering carbon with prefabricated straw panels, ADU housing, design and consulting services, and improving and updating the existing housing stock to provide healthier efficient homes.
Net Zero Energy News
- July 2025 Net Zero Energy News: Energy Assistance, Rebates, and Festival June 30, 2025 - Rates and Energy Assistance Program After 2021, when we increased rates for the first time in 12 years, Burlington Electric
- 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