Jan. 22, 2015Silt water plant scores a solar winSolar array installed using private capital, delivers immediate savingsSilt Mayor Rick Aluise cuts a ribbon for the town’s new solar array.Photo by Kelley CoxUnder a sunny blue sky at midday on Jan. 22, 2015, Silt Mayor Rick Aluise wielded giant scissors to cut a ribbon for the
Nov. 19, 2015Solar array powering Battlement Mesa water plantRibbon cutting celebrates clean energy projectBattlement Mesa Metro District President Bill Nelson, center, uses giant scissors to cut a ribbon on the new solar array that will power the district’s water treatment plant. Garfield County Commissioner Mike Samson, fourth from left, and Garfield Clean Energy Board President
February 12, 2018Built-in energy efficiency pays off for new Garfield County Administration BuildingNew building in Rifle is ‘modern, comfortable, spacious and user-friendly’The Garfield County Administration Building in Rifle, built in 2016, is an example of using energy efficiency methods and materials from the ground up. Photo by John-Ryan LockmanHundred-year old historic buildings are often an
Garfield Energy Action PlanA volunteer task force has recommended a goal of making Garfield County’s electricity 100% carbon-free by 2030. Learn MoreGCE shares solar successRepresentatives agree that an increase in large solar and storage projects is inevitable and that it represents an economic development opportunity. Learn MoreSolar + storage action planA major new study finds