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:

Get a Grant for Your Net-zero Project

“CORE is such a great resource in the valley. It would be a shame not to use it.”

— Ben Koons, Old Snowmass local + DIY net-zero home builder

READ BEN’S STORY

LEARN ABOUT THE NET ZERO HOMES GRANT

Your Story = Our Story

Sally Cole

Energy Improvements: Heat pumps and solar PV
Location: Basalt
Site: 4,500-square foot home and art studio
Fun Fact: Heat pumps can reduce your energy consumption by almost 50%!
Rebates: $10,850

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 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant

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 panels
Location: Glenwood Springs
Site: K-8 School
Fun Fact: A proposed 336-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system would offset 100% of the school’s electrical needs!
Grants: 2017 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant

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 $135 due to his new refrigerator and over $100 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

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TAKE ACTION

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:

Get a Grant for Your Net-zero Project

Your Story = Our Story

Sally Cole

Energy Improvements: Heat pumps and solar PV
Location: Basalt
Site: 4,500-square foot home and art studio
Fun Fact: Heat pumps can reduce your energy consumption by almost 50%!
Rebates: $10,850

Pitkin County Public Works

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 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant

Yvonne Klaussman

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

Riverview

Energy Improvements: Solar panels
Location: Glenwood Springs
Site: K-8 School
Fun Fact: A proposed 336-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system would offset 100% of the school’s electrical needs!
Grants: 2017 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant

Greg Poschman

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

Lance Norton

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

Clark’s Market

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

Third Street Center

William Crelli

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 $135 due to his new refrigerator and over $100 on his gas bill from air sealing improvements.
Rebates: $1,475

Rudow Family

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

Marble Distilling Company

Mary Frances Szoradi

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

Rose Abello

Energy Improvements: Coming soon!
Location: Aspen
Site: 1,400-square foot condominium
Rebates: Not yet!

Photos: Header—Aspen Times/Anna Stonehouse; Action of the Month—Dan Bayer

TAKE ACTION

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:

Get a Grant for Your Net-zero Project

Your Story = Our Story

Sally Cole

Energy Improvements: Heat pumps and solar PV Location: Basalt Site: 4,500-square foot home and art studio Fun Fact: Heat pumps can reduce your energy consumption by almost 50%! Rebates: $10,850

Pitkin County Public Works

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 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant

Yvonne Klaussman

Riverview

Energy Improvements: Solar panels Location: Glenwood Springs Site: K-8 School Fun Fact: A proposed 336-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system would offset 100% of the school’s electrical needs! Grants: 2017 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant

Greg Poschman

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

Lance Norton

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

Clark’s Market

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

Third Street Center

William Crelli

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 $135 due to his new refrigerator and over $100 on his gas bill from air sealing improvements. Rebates: $1,475

Rudow Family

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

Marble Distilling Company

Mary Frances Szoradi

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

Rose Abello

Energy Improvements: Coming soon! Location: Aspen Site: 1,400-square foot condominium Rebates: Not yet!

Photos: Header—Aspen Times/Anna Stonehouse; Action of the Month—Dan Bayer

Energy Improvements: Heat pumps and solar PV
Location: Basalt
Site: 4,500-square foot home and art studio
Fun Fact: Heat pumps can reduce your energy consumption by almost 50%!
Rebates: $10,850

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 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant

Energy Improvements: Solar panels
Location: Glenwood Springs
Site: K-8 School
Fun Fact: A proposed 336-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system would offset 100% of the school’s electrical needs!
Grants: 2017 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant

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: 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 $135 due to his new refrigerator and over $100 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: 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

Energy Improvements: Coming soon!
Location: Aspen
Site: 1,400-square foot condominium
Rebates: Not yet!