Clean Heat Standard

We can't afford increases in heating.

In 2020, Vermont passed the Global Warming Solutions Act, aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions dramatically by 2025, 2030, and 2050.

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To meet these goals, the legislature passed the so-called “Affordable Heat Act” in 2023. But according to a WCAX report, it will cost Vermonters a staggering $17.3 billion — that's about $665 million every year. Spread across Vermont’s 266,000 households, that means roughly $2,500 more per household annually.

In 2025, I cosponsored H.16 to repeal the Clean Heat Standard. Despite repeated efforts, the majority party has blocked these repeal attempts. I will keep fighting to protect Vermonters from rising heating costs.