Craftsbury Energy Committee

02/25/2026

Energy Committee Info Table and Free LED Light Bulbs!!!

The Energy Committee will be hosting an information table
at the upcoming CraftsburyTown Meeting, Tuesday, 3/6.

We invite you to stop by to register, pick up supplies,
and learn more about energy efficiency.

At our table, you can find:
- Free LED Bulbs: Receive ten free 60-watt LED light bulbs!
- Window Insert Drawing: Register for a drawing for five free window inserts!
- Learn about the Free Home Weatherization Program. There are very generous qualifying income limits!
- Other Information & Resources: Learn more about window inserts and explore information on incentives and rebates for various energy-efficient items!

If you cannot attend but would like to enter the drawing for the five free window inserts, please contact [email protected] or call 802-281-4432.

For additional details, please visit the following resources:
- Free Home Weatherization:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z2ti3xeZo2MD_tK1HcLD5BlXOBDP5a6YXzJV71i3oL0/edit?tab=t.0

- Window Insert Information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ikYxrXbfHYnUYdQGZewUrSx8fqJiU17o6Dr8AHWOSpY/edit

- Other Eff. Vt. Incentives and Rebates:
https://www.efficiencyvermont.com/rebates

Get energy efficiency rebates & cash incentives - heat pumps, LEDs, refrigerators, solar water heating & more. Rebates available for VT homes & businesses.

10/22/2025

Opportunity to help your neighbor!

In one week, along with 3 area towns, the Craftsbury Energy Committee will start building 415 window inserts from kits for 42 homes at the Window Insert Construction Workshop at the Outdoor Center!!!
The dates for the workshop are Friday, 10/31 - Sunday, 11/9.

Half of those inserts are being given away free to those who cannot afford to buy them, and several of those recipients are elderly, disabled, or busy with kids and work.

Thus, an opportunity to help your neighbor build them!

With the pre-cut window frame kits, there are simple taping jobs and plastic application jobs for everyone, no minimum skill level required.

Below is the web link to sign up to help.
Or, just show up at the Outdoor Center anytime that is convenient for however long you can!

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/10736616980111/false #/invitation

Testimony from past participants attest to the very positive community experience working with neighbors for a very good cause!

Snacks will be provided during the breaks, but please bring your own lunch.

If you want more info on what is a window insert, please go to:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fzzQkDlxssSX9iUDbDC_K8XmbILRG0g5kdKakqfkSYk/edit?tab=t.0

Thanks!!
Hope to see you at the Construction Workshop!!

Increase the Warmth In Your Home with Window Inserts! Three easy ways to get Window Inserts: Enter the Drawing for 5 Free Window Inserts! 10 Free Inserts for Homeowners & Renters who cannot afford them! No application required! Eff. Vt. is offering “Bu...

09/23/2025

Firewood Processing Bee on Saturday, 9/27! The Low-income Community Firewood Project has 4 cords left to split and stack for emergency use this upcoming winter.
We will start at 8:30 on Saturday just off the Common on the Dustan Field Parking Lot.
It would be great to get some help!
Thanks!!!

07/24/2025

Sat., 7/26, 8 am - 1, Volunteer Work Day at CraftsburyTown Hall - Pizza!

The Energy Committee is getting the Town Hall basement ready for spray foam, cellulose insulation, and reinforcing the west foundation wall with concrete.
Saturday morning we will be there from 8 am till whenever.

VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME TO HELP OUT!
If you've been looking for a way to help out your Craftsbury community, come join us on Saturday morning! Just 2 - 3 hours, and you can HELP PRESERVE THE TOWN HALL FOR GENERATIONS TO COME!

Here are the jobs in priority and expertise level needed:
- Please bring a dust mask!
- We have tools and materirals

No Experience Needed:
-Use a trimmer to cut down all the tall grass outside, and start cutting brush to make a path for drainage pipe to be laid in the ground - 1 person
-Dig out a human-sized crawl-tunnel in the dirt in the crawl space below the Town Clerk's Office - 3 people
(Can you dig it?!)
- Vacuum east wall under the stage, accessed from the basement - 1 person
- Remove an unused wooden furnace air return in the basement - 1 person

Some Carpentry or Plumbing Experience Needed:
-Make 2 basement windows removeable to bring in concrete at a later date - 1 skilled person
-Rotating and re plumbing water supply tank - 1- 2 plumbing-knowledgeable people
-Cut out plywood window covers for the back of the 3 basement windows and paint - 1 skilled person
- Frame and seal off east wall in basement - 1 skilled person
-From the basement, open up an entry to under the stage and frame it - 1 person
-Frame out around basement door to receive eventual new door - 1 skilled person
-Build sealed hatches for the two attic accesses - 1 skilled person

Hope to see you there!

07/21/2025

The Craftsbury Energy Committee's Community Firewood Program for income-limited households had 3 cords of split firewood taken on Friday, 7/18 without permission.

It happened between 4 - 5 pm on Friday.

There was a sighting of a matching red truck and large, red trailer with sides pulling into the firewood area around 4.

There was probably a second truck to take that much firewood.

If anyone knows who might own a combination red truck and cargo trailer with sides, please contact us.

You would remain anonymous.

For the sixth year the Community Firewood Program offers a cord of firewood to those households who are not able to afford all of their wood heating needs.

We deliver the firewood in the spring to an average of 20 households per year in the Craftsbury and the immediate 5-town area.

We had planned on writing a grant this fall for building a secure, dry woodshed for the extra firewood that we carry over the winter for emergency purposes, but our federal administration has taken that possible funding away, along with funding for emergency fuel assistance in the state.

If anyone would like to donate towards the construction of a secure woodshed, we would gladly put it to good use!

If so, please contact the Town Clerk's office, or drop a check off!

Thanks!

05/12/2025

Renewable Energy Guide for Kids!
Check it out!

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03/09/2025

On Saturday, March 8th at the Craftsbury Town Hall 30 people attended the Home Heat Transfer Workshop, Energy Incentives presentation, Heat Pump discussion, and Window Insert presentation, respectively presented by the Vt. Energy Education Program, Efficiency Vt., Bill Chidsey, and the Craftsbury Energy Committee.

The event was hosted by the Craftsbury, Glover, and Greensboro Energy Committees and the Albany Planning Commission.

For more info contact [email protected]

02/28/2025

Tues., 3/ 4, Craftsbury Town Meeting - LED Lightbulb give away, Register for 5 Free Window Inserts, Energy Info!

The Craftsbury Energy Committee will host an info table at Town Mtg.
Come and grab:

- Ten, free, 60 watt LED light bulbs!!
- An application for a drawing for 5 free Window Inserts!
- Incentive and rebate info on many energy efficient items!
- Info on the upcoming presentations on Saturday, 3/8.

Another way to enter the drawing for 5 Free Window Inserts, contact: [email protected]

For more info on Window Inserts go to: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ikYxrXbfHYnUYdQGZewUrSx8fqJiU17o6Dr8AHWOSpY/edit

For Info on the Saturday.3/8, 10:30 Weatherization Workshop by VEEP. and Eff. VT. Incentives Presentation, and PIZZA, go to this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10GsezVmbclVrnMj7vAMri9OUoCE-BitDaSzGekBbfos/edit?tab=t.0

Pizza & Energy-Related Presentations, All Ages Welcome! On Saturday, 3/8, the Craftsbury and Glover Energy Committees, Albany Planning Commission, and the Greensboro Energy and Climate Action Committee are hosting presentations by Vt. Energy Education Program (VEEP) and Efficiency Vt. Pizza lu...

02/28/2025

Pizza and Energy Presentations:
On Saturday, 3/8, the Craftsbury Energy Committee, Albany Planning Commission, and the Greensboro Energy and Climate Action Committee are hosting presentations by VT. Energy Education Program (VEEP) and Efficiency VT.

Pizza lunch is served at 12!

VEEP will be conducting a hands-on workshop on "Home Heat Transfer". The workshop will have activities where the participants will learn about the basics of heat transfer, how that applies to homeowners, and what they might consider to reduce heat loss in their home, and therefore both save money and stay warmer!

Efficiency VT. will present their products, services, and incentives along with their offering of a free Virtual Home Energy Visit!

What:
10:30 - 12, VEEP Home Heat Transfer Hands-on Workshop for all Ages!
12 - Pizza lunch
12:30 - Efficiency VT. presentation of Products, Services and Incentives

When:
Saturday, March 8th

Where:
Craftsbury Town Hall

12/11/2024

Energy-Saving Info - Craftsbury Holiday Farmers Market!

The Craftsbury Energy Committee will be at the Craftsbury Holiday Farmers Market, on Saturday, Dec., 14th, 11 - 2 in the Craftsbury Academy Gym.

Along with over 30 Vendors offering homegrown, handcrafted and local products,
Get info on:
- Window inserts that keep you warmer in your home while saving money!
- How to qualify for a Free Heat Pump Water Heater! through Efficiency Vt.!
- Free and heavily incentivized Weatherization for renters, and homeowners, including mobile homes!
- New and used Electric Vehicle incentives!
- Many other energy-saving practices and incentives!

In the last 5 years we have built almost 1,000 window inserts.

We also give away 10 Free Inserts to homeowners & renters who cannot afford them - no application!

What is a window insert? It is a 1” x 2” frame of pine that is precision-fit to the inside of your window with two layers of transparent plastic wrapped around the pine frame and an expandable foam gasket around the outside edge to create a draft seal.

The inserts create two additional layers of insulating air space.
They are reusable and leave no residue on your window trim.

Window inserts save on average 8 gallons of heating oil each winter for an average 3' x 4' window.
They also greatly reduce moisture condensation on the windows, even in the bathroom.

Window Insert Testimonies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O2-dDBu4kbzi73Wls9GCXowTx_EmG0cawv8WrriN5QM/edit

Frequently asked questions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/150-IfWCkRDTF8RmK0a8psNgOkY6KUWYwrtOXR61uShw/edit

See you at the Craftsbury Holiday Market!

Contact us at: [email protected] or 802-281-4432

- The Energy Committee members do the measuring of the windows with an infrared measuring device that measures within 1/100th of an inch to get windows tight to prevent air leakage. - If a window is more than ¼ inch out of square we cannot accommodate the window. We can determine that when we me...

11/07/2024

Thank you very much to the volunteers who contributed their time to make the 2024 Window Insert Construction Workshop a success!!!

These window inserts will keep your neighbors warmer for a long time!

We built 242 window inserts for Craftsbury and 50 for Albany!

According to rough calculations, there were over 80 people who showed up and volunteered their time!
A number of them contributed to multiple sessions to compile over 500 hours of effort!

Along with staying warmer this winter they will save a lot of money on heating bills and reduce carbon emissions!

Thanks again!!!

10/18/2024

Pease come and help your neighbors put window inserts together at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center!
Any amount of time is helpful!
There are simple taping jobs along with more complex plastic wrapping jobs, so a job for everyone!

Sign up with the link below or just drop in!
https://signup.com/go/mBBXqwh

The dates for this year’s Albany/Craftsbury workshop are:
Sat., 10/26, Morning, 8:30 - 12:30, and afternoon, 1 - 5
Sun., 10/27, Afternoon, 1 - 5
Thur. 10/31, Afternoon, 1 - 5
Fri., 11/1, Morning, 8:30 - 12:30, and afternoon, 1 - 5
Sat., 11/2, Morning, 8:30 - 12:30, and afternoon, 1 - 5
Sun., 11/3, Morning, 8:30 - 12:30, and afternoon, 1 - 5
Mon., 11/4, Morning, 8:30 - 12:30, and afternoon, 1 - 5

The workshop is held at the at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center Ski Shop

It is a fun and energizing time!

Hope to see you there!