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The purpose of Garfield Clean Energy is to help residents, businesses and governments throughout Garfield County, Colo., become more energy efficient and tap clean energy as a means to creating a stronger, more resilient economy.
Speeding the transition to a clean energy economy creates measurable economic benefits:
- Diversify the local economy
- Create and expand new business opportunities and jobs
- Lower energy costs for families, businesses and governments, freeing up funds for other priorities
- Create competitive advantages
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Energy efficiency, local power and clean transportation add up to measurable economic and environmental benefits.
CUMULATIVE RESULTS 2010-21 (except where noted):
Households
1,460 Household projects
$729,000 Annual energy savings
$9.7 million Investment stimulated
Commercial
398 Businesses, churches, nonprofit projects
$1.37 million Annual energy savings
$7.24 million Investment stimulated
Government
43 Government facility energy efficiency upgrades
$2.96 million Investment stimulated
90 buildings Using Navigator data to cut costs
$173,000 Annual energy savings
37 Government buildings, facilities, schools and libraries powered by solar energy, totaling 2.2 megawatts
8 Community solar gardens, totaling 13.4 megawatts
TOTAL of all government and solar gardens produces enough to power 3,350 homes
31 Public EV charging stations (96 plugs)
3 Compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations
8 RFTA fleet electric buses
34 RFTA fleet CNG buses
319 Electric vehicles (EVs) and 153 plug-in hybrids registered countywide
120,000 Bicycle miles ridden
392 Participating contractors and distributors
$7.71 million Cumulative energy savings
$50.7 million stimulated including all solar, CNG stations and efficiency upgrades
54,655 metric tons of carbon avoided annually from energy efficiency projects alone – equivalent to annual emissions from 6,585 homes or 11,880 vehicles
Figures updated April 2022