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Action of the Month

“As business owners, energy efficiency is the best investment that we could make. We’re trying to reduce energy usage wherever we can. CORE’s support and education make it easier to do our part.”

– Gretchen Leary, Aspen local + co-owner of Duemani restaurant (opening at Thanksgiving)
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Aspen Ski Company
Energy Improvements: Variable Frequency Drives
Location: Snowmass
Fun Fact: The team was able to increase their water capacity by 80% while lowering their actual electricity usage by 17%.
Rebates: $10,000
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Matt Hamilton
Energy Improvements: Smart thermostats
Location: Carbondale
Fun Fact: Smart thermostats sense and learn your habits to keep your home comfortable, while saving you money
Rebates: $264
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Farm Collaborative

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
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Ben Koons

Energy Improvements: Net zero home
Location: Old Snowmass
Site: under construction!
Fun Fact: Net Zero Homes produce as much energy as they consume
Grants: Net Zero Homes grant
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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
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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 The Randy Udall Energy (TRUE) Pioneer Grantee
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Third Street Center

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
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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 $186 due to his new refrigerator and over $30 on his gas bill from air sealing improvements.
Rebates: $1,475
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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
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Marble Distilling Company

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
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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
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Rose Abello

Energy Improvements: Coming soon!
Location: Aspen
Site: 1,400-square foot condominium
Rebates: Not yet!
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Photos: Header—Daniel Bayer Photography; Action of the Month—Michele Cardamone Photography