VHB has served the energy industry for more than 30 years, providing clients with comprehensive, integrated solutions that help develop energy sources for the future. Our Vermont Energy Team has been integral to the build out of the state’s most important renewable power generation and energy infrastructure projects for nearly two decades.
We offer a full range of environmental and engineering services necessary to support the developing energy sector. By harnessing our strategic understanding of the environmental regulatory climate, trusted relationships with our clients, and track record of bringing projects to completion, VHB helps clients successfully reach their project goals on time and within budget.
VHB’s deep knowledge of the latest energy policies and the ability to navigate regulatory requirements increases efficiency and reduces environmental impacts, getting utility infrastructure and generation projects designed, permitted, and constructed. In Vermont, VHB is uniquely positioned to support energy projects by providing an integrated team of professional practitioners required to design, permit, and construct transmission and power generation projects. We provide a team supported by ecologists, GIS specialists, regulatory specialists, landscape architects, archaeologists, surveyors, hazardous material specialists, civil/electrical engineers, and project managers.
“VHB Vermont’s Energy Services Practice is a group of experienced professionals dedicated to advancing renewable energy projects and ideas across the state. We are excited to continue expanding our role in achieving Vermont's ambitious goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 across all sectors.”
—Tim Upton | Director of Energy Services, Vermont
At VHB, we take pride in the quality and enduring significance of our work, and we are honored to support several clients dedicated to providing clean and reliable energy. Our clients include Vermont’s distribution and transmission utilities, solar and wind developers, and hydroelectric facility operators. Together, we have executed thousands of projects contributing to Vermont’s renewable energy transformation. Since 2009, our efforts have encompassed more than 200 community and commercial-scale solar projects, collectively generating more than 400 MW of power.
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- Archaeology
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Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Siting & Design
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Biomass & Wood-fired Power Generation
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Construction Monitoring
- Cultural Resource Assessment
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Ecological Assessments & Habitat Restoration
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Electric Distribution
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Electrical Engineering
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Environmental Permitting
- Geomatics
- GIS Mapping, Planning & Analysis
- GIS/Geospatial Services
- Hazardous Materials Assessments (Pre- & Post-Demolition)
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High- & Medium-voltage Electric Transmission
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Hydroelectric Facility Permitting & Upgrades
- Land Survey
- Landscape Architecture
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Natural Gas Transmission
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Program Management
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Regulatory Agency Coordination
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Regulatory Compliance, Monitoring & Reporting
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Ridgeline Wind Power Generation
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Site/Civil Engineering
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Solar Power Generation
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Solar Siting & Design
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Substations
- Technology Solutions
- Wind Farm Siting