Renewable Energy Vermont

What Renewable Energy Vermont does

Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) is a nonprofit trade association founded around 2000, headquartered in Montpelier, Vermont, that serves as the unified advocacy voice for the state's renewable energy sector. The organization represents solar, wind, hydro, and storage developers, regulated utilities (including Green Mountain Power), environmental advocacy groups (VPIRG, VNRC, 350VT, Sierra Club Vermont, Conservation Law Foundation), and ancillary service providers such as engineering firms and law practices. REV operates with a lean team of 8 employees led by Executive Director Peter Sterling and Deputy Director Jonathan Dowds, and is governed by a member-elected Board of Directors.

REV's core offering is policy advocacy, legislative engagement, and educational outreach rather than technology products. Its substantive work centers on Vermont's Renewable Energy Standard, net metering compensation, permitting reform, and energy storage incentives. The organization produces policy research, testimony, and regulatory filings, and coordinates stakeholder coalitions including an unprecedented utilities-plus-environmental-groups consensus behind H.289 (Act 179 of 2024), which mandates 100% renewable electricity by Vermont utilities by 2035. It also hosts the annual REV Conference (500+ attendees, northern New England's premier clean energy event) and the Electrify Vermont Summit (co-presented with the University of Vermont and Burlington Electric Department), alongside a member directory and newsletter.

REV's revenue model is membership-dues-based recurring revenue, supplemented by conference registration fees and sponsorships. Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit domiciled in Vermont, USA, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or disclosed funding rounds. Revenue figures are not publicly reported.

Name

Renewable Energy Vermont

Legal name

Renewable Energy Vermont

Website

https://revermont.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Renewable Energy Vermont is a nonprofit trade association founded circa 2000 that advocates for renewable energy policy in Vermont, serving solar, wind, hydro, and storage developers, utilities, and environmental organizations through membership dues, conferences, and regulatory engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Energy Trade Association Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Permitting, Siting & Environmental Impact (EIA/NEPA) Advisory (EUAMANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interconnection, Permitting & Grid Services for DERs (EUAMAJAH), Structured Renewable Products (Blocks, Shaped, Baseload, Peak, Firming) (EUAGADAE)

Keywords

• Renewable energy advocacy
• Clean energy policy
• Trade association services
• Renewable energy education
• Energy policy lobbying

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpelier

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: REV generates revenue through annual membership fees from renewable energy companies, utilities, environmental organizations, and other stakeholders in Vermont's clean energy sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Renewable Energy Vermont is a nonprofit trade association that provides renewable energy policy advocacy, member services, education and outreach, and industry convening for Vermont's clean energy sector. Its core deliverables include legislative and regulatory advocacy on net metering, the Renewable Energy Standard and energy storage, an annual REV Conference, the Electrify Vermont Summit, a member directory, a monthly newsletter, and policy research including testimony before state agencies.

Product overview

Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) is a nonprofit renewable energy trade association that serves as a membership-based advocacy organization rather than a technology product company. The organization provides advocacy and policy services focused on advancing renewable energy in Vermont, operates an annual conference (REV Conference) for industry stakeholders, offers membership programs with member directory services, and provides education and outreach initiatives including a newsletter and job board. The organization does not offer technology products, software platforms, or developer-facing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• REV Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• H.289 (Act 179 of 2024) requires Vermont utilities to deliver 100% renewable electricity by 2035, quadrupling new renewables requirement
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vermont Public Service DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025Collaboration to maximize benefits of expiring federal tax credits for renewable energy. PSD facilitated Green Mountain Power's participation in a regional renewable procurement with Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut resulting in 170 MW of new solar generation in New England. PSD assisted Vermont utilities in bidding process for other regional renewables.
• Maine Public Service DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025Regional collaboration in successful solicitation for new renewable projects capable of meeting tight timeframe to qualify for expiring federal tax credits.
• Massachusetts Public Service DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025Regional collaboration in successful solicitation for new renewable projects capable of meeting tight timeframe to qualify for expiring federal tax credits.
• Connecticut Public Service DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025Regional collaboration in successful solicitation for new renewable projects capable of meeting tight timeframe to qualify for expiring federal tax credits.
• Green Mountain PowercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025Vermont's largest utility, participating in regional renewable procurement facilitated by PSD, negotiating power purchase agreements for new solar projects.
• University of VermontcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2025Co-presenter of the first annual Electrify Vermont Summit held April 21 as part of UVM's Research Week, bringing together researchers, installers, policymakers, businesses, nonprofits, utilities, and students.
• Burlington Electric DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2025Co-presenter of the first annual Electrify Vermont Summit with REV and University of Vermont, focusing on electrification strategies and technologies.
• Vermont Environmental CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2024Broad coalition supporting H.289 (100% Renewable Energy Standard) including VPIRG, VNRC, 350VT, Conservation Law Foundation, Sierra Club Vermont, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, and Third Act Vermont.
• Vermont UtilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNearly all of Vermont's electric utilities supported the H.289 Renewable Energy Standard update, representing unprecedented consensus between regulated utilities and environmental advocates.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Northeast Clean Energy Council: Regional nonprofit trade association representing the clean energy industry across New England. Most directly comparable to REV as a membership-based advocacy organization for clean energy companies in the same geographic region.
• Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA): Nonprofit coalition of state clean energy programs and organizations, including many state-level trade associations like REV. Highly comparable as a peer organization advancing state-level renewable energy deployment.
• Vote Solar: National nonprofit advocacy organization focused specifically on solar policy at the state level. Directly comparable mission to REV's net metering and solar deployment advocacy, though operating across multiple states.

Regional players

• Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC): State-level clean economic development organization for Massachusetts. Comparable in mission (advancing clean energy within a single New England state) but operates with significantly more public funding and broader economic development mandate than REV.

Broad incumbents

• Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): National solar industry trade association. Operates at significantly larger scale but addresses many of the same policy advocacy, net metering, and permitting issues REV works on in Vermont, providing the national-level context for REV's state-level efforts.
• American Clean Power Association (ACP): National trade association for the utility-scale wind, solar, storage, and transmission industry. Represents a broader constituency than REV and provides national policy leadership that REV leverages at the state level.

Others

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Major national environmental advocacy organization that frequently partners with REV on Vermont climate and renewable energy policy. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, often aligned as coalition partners on issues like H.289.
• Conservation Law Foundation (CLF): New England-based environmental advocacy organization that partners with REV on Vermont energy policy. While not a trade association, CLF Vermont is part of REV's core coalition on renewable energy advocacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/re_vermont
• Facebookfacebook.com/revermont.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/renewable-energy-vermont
• Instagraminstagram.com/re_vermont

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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