Ready to start saving energy and cutting carbon emissions? Check out the Action of the Month and get inspired by your neighbors who’ve already completed energy-saving projects.
ACTION OF THE MONTH:
Install Smart Thermostats + Get Cash-back Rebates
“It’s peace of mind for my family and knowing that we are saving a little more money each month. It’s an easy lift, especially with rebates from CORE and utilities.”
– Matt Hamilton, Carbondale local
Your Story = Our Story
Energy Improvements: Carbon Farming
Location: Cozy Point
Fun Fact: The goals of this project are to grow food in an ecological way and to sequester carbon using the alley-cropping method.
Grants: 2018 The Randy Udall Energy (TRUE) Pioneer Grantee
Energy Improvements: Solar panels
Location: Pitkin County
Site: Pitkin County Public Works Office
Fun Fact: The 104-kilowatt system is designed to cover the entire facility’s electricity use!
Grants: 2017 The Randy Udall Energy (TRUE) Pioneer Grantee
Energy Improvements: LED lighting, programmable thermostats, high-efficiency heating system, air sealing and insulation
Location: Snowmass Village
Site: 4,000-square foot single family home
Fun Fact: You can save almost 10% a year by turning your thermostat down seven to ten degrees!
Rebates: $1,700
Energy Improvements: Solar PV, heat-pumps, air sealing, home energy assessment
Location: Aspen/Brush Creek
Site: 2,250-square foot single family home
Fun Fact: After their first month going solar, the Poschmans’ electric bill dropped by 95%!
Rebates: $9,790
Energy Improvements: Heating system tune-up
Location: Glenwood Springs
Site: 1,000-square foot mobile home
Fun Fact: Annual maintenance can improve the health and safety of your home and extend the life of your heating appliance
Rebates: $180
Energy Improvements: LED lighting + refrigeration
Location: Aspen
Site: local grocery store chain
Fun Fact: Efficiency upgrades at Clark’s Market cut their electricity bill in half!
Rebates: $12,500
Energy Improvements: LED lighting
Location: Carbondale
Site: Former elementary school rehabbed into a community and nonprofit hub
Fun Fact: The LED project is slated to save $6,000, and slash energy consumption by 58,244 kilowatt hours (equivalent to six and a half home’s electricity) a year.
Rebates: $21,269
Energy Improvements: Air sealing and Energy Star refrigerator
Location: Aspen Village
Site: 1,000-square foot mobile home
Fun Fact: Annually, Crelli is on track to save $186 due to his new refrigerator and over $30 on his gas bill from air sealing improvements.
Rebates: $1,475
Energy Improvements: High-efficiency heating and water heating
Location: Glenwood Springs
Site: 2,000-square foot townhouse
Fun Fact: For the Rudow family, they have an estimated annual savings of $600 for their heating system improvements alone!
Rebates: $1,145
Energy Improvements: Solar PV and a water energy thermal (WETS) system
Location: Carbondale
Site: distillery, tasting room and inn
Fun Fact: They are the world’s only distillery to recapture 100% of their process water & harvest energy from the distillation process to heat the facility.
Rebates: $3,000
Grants: 2014 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant
Energy Improvements: Smart thermostats and heating system
Location: Aspen
Site: 2,000-square foot single family home
Fun Fact: Independent studies estimate that thermostats like the Lyric, Nest and Ecobee can save homeowners 10-12% on utility bills!
Rebates: $900
