Energy Smart Colorado
Energy Smart Colorado
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Mission
ENERGY SMART COLORADO IS HELPING COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCE COMMUNITY-BASED GOALS FOR EFFICIENCY OR CLIMATE ACTION BY SHARING RESOURCES, BUILDING CAPACITY, AND PROVIDING MUTUAL SUPPORT.
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ENERGY SMART COLORADO IS A COLLABORATION OF NINE COMMUNITY PARTNERS SERVING 38 COLORADO COUNTIES WHOSE COLLECTIVE GOAL IS TO MAKE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS SIMPLE AND AFFORDABLE WHILE ADVANCING COMMUNITY- BASED GOALS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR CLIMATE ACTION. ENERGY SMART COLORADO ASSISTS RURAL COMMUNITIES, CONSISTING OF NON-PROFIT ENTITIES, RURAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND UTILITY PROVIDERS DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS TO HELP RESIDENTS SAVE MONEY WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE NETWORK WORKS ON THE IDEA OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER AND SHARING RESOURCES, THE GROUP CAN HAVE A LARGER IMPACT. THROUGH ESC'S COMMUNITY PARTNERS, HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES ARE PROVIDED WITH ENERGY ASSESSMENTS, COACHING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS, DIRECT INSTALLS, ACCESS TO FINANCING (INCLUDING REBATES AND LOANS), AND CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO COMPLETE RETROFIT PROJECTS. IN ADDITION TO STARTING UP AND SUPPORTING ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, ESC PROVIDES SERVICES TO UTILITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO HELP MEET STATEWIDE AND COMMUNITY GOALS FOR EFFICIENCY AND CLIMATE ACTION. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE A CONSISTENT FIELD ASSESSMENT TOOL, A ROBUST DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENT SUPPORT, AS WELL AS ENERGY REDUCTION TRACKING AND DATA MANAGEMENT. SINCE 2010, ESC HAS DEVELOPED CLIMATE ACTION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE DIRECTLY LED TO MORE THAN 57 MILLION IN LOCAL INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS. IN PARTNER COMMUNITIES, OVER 9,000 ENERGY ASSESSMENTS HAVE RESULTED IN THE COMPLETION OF OVER 5,000 ENERGY UPGRADES. MORE IMPORTANTLY, EACH YEAR, PARTICIPANTS ARE SAVING OVER 3.9 MILLION IN UTILITY COSTS AND 27,410 METRIC TONS OF CO2. ESC HAS HELPED COMMUNITIES DEVELOP STRATEGIC PLANS, NECESSARY PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TRAINED PROGRAM PERSONNEL TO REACH THESE NUMBERS.
