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Garfield!Clean!Energy!4th!Quarter!2014!Report!January!9,!2015!•!Prepared!by!CLEER:!Clean!Energy!Economy!for!the!Region!

(970)!704F9200!•!www.GarfieldCleanEnergy.org!

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Table!of!Contents! ! ! ! ! ! ! Page!!

1. Energy!efficiency!summary! ! ! ! ! 1!

2. Residential!Revolving!Loan!Fund! ! ! ! 1!

3. Residential!energy!efficiency!! ! ! ! 2!

4. Commercial!energy!efficiency! ! ! ! 2!

5. Clean!energy!services!benefitting!GCE!partners! ! 5!

6. Renewable!energy! ! ! ! ! ! 6!

7. Active!energy!management!services!for!GCE!partners! 8!

8. Petroleum!Independence!Project! ! ! ! 11!

9. Case!studies,!fact!sheets,!outreach!and!website! ! 12!

10. Program!management! ! ! ! ! 14!

11. Credit!Reserve!Fund!reporting! ! ! ! 14!

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1.!Energy!efficiency!investment,!energy!savings!and!rebate!summary!! Residential Commercial Total Project count 78 58 136 Project investment $265,239 $683,397 $912,871 Est. energy savings / year $12,851 $92,765 $99,264 Rebate funding * CDPHE SEP grant $7,479 $25,509 $32,988 Glenwood Springs Electric $38,048 $70,113 $108,161 CORE / Pitkin County $88,794 $39,825 $128,619 Total rebate funding $134,321 $135,447 $269,768 * Additional rebates paid by Xcel Energy, Holy Cross Energy and SourceGas not included in this table. !2.!Garfield!Clean!Energy!Residential!Revolving!Loan!Fund!!

Total loans: 22, all current Current loan balance: $117,162 Portfolio yield: 2.207% New loans this quarter: 5 Total available for loan: $178,000 !!

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3.!Residential!energy!efficiency.!!Goal:!55!households!making!retrofits;!2014!Actual:!78!households!

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Residential retrofits: 78 Measures: 78 Economic development Parachute / Battlement: 6 Rifle: 9 Silt: 5 New Castle: 3 Glenwood Springs: 52 Carbondale: 3 Total coaching clients: 168 Total emails/calls: 581

Insulation and air seal: 9 Furnace or boiler: 10 Water heater: 2 Windows: 1 Swamp cooler: 13 LED lighting: 33 Ground source heat pump: 1 Solar PV: 7 Programmable thermostat: 1 HERS Assessment: 1

Total retrofit costs: $265,239 Utility rebates: $7,640 GCE (SEP) rebates: $7,479 Glenwood Springs rebate: $38,048 CORE rebates: $88,794 Rebate apps pending: 3 Est. savings: $12,851 / year Rebate multiplier: 3.9

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4.!Commercial!energy!efficiency.!!Goal:!50!businesses!&!governments!making!retrofits;!2014!Actual:!58!!

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Commercial activity summary !

Total 2014 coaching clients: 117 Total emails/calls: 415 Commercial enrollments received 2014: 64!

Total project investment: $683,397

Total rebates: $84,986 Does not include Xcel Energy, Holy Cross Energy or SourceGas rebates.!

Total est. energy savings: $92,765

Total building walk-throughs: 49 Building walk-throughs resulting in projects: 42 of 49, or 85%

New commercial enrollments received Q1 2015: 5

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Commercial!retrofits!for!energy!efficiency!Commercial retrofits: 58 Measures: 66 Retrofit cost Rebate Q1: 9 The Property Shop High efficiency refrigerator $799 $200/GWS The Crystal Company Lighting retrofit $905 $413/GWS Robo Chicken LLC High efficiency boiler $10,186 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church New roof/ bldg. insulation $6,624 Glenwood Ford Lincoln Lighting retrofit $15,015 $2,500/GWS Holliday House HOA Pre-rinse Sprayer $4,200 $500/GWS Cattle Creek Depot Lighting retrofit $4,780 Days Inn Lighting retrofit $7,975 U.S. Forest Service Solar PV $41,855 $6,000/GWS Q2: 12 6 & 13 Quick Mart Lighting retrofit/EC motors $14,885 $2,500/SEP Ambiance Inn Evaporative cooling $2,810 Bookcliff Car Wash Lighting retrofit $8,560 $1,880/SEP Charm School Butcher EC Motors $2,376 Grease Monkey Lighting retrofit $731 $365/GWS Parachute Grub N’ Scrub Lighting retrofit/EC motors $21,353 $2,500/SEP Phat Thai EC Motors $528


Commercial retrofits Measures Retrofit cost Rebate Providence Apothecary Lighting retrofit $302 $151/GWS Third Street Center Lighting retrofit $15,243 Springs Bar and Restaurant Lighting retrofit $5,000 $2,500/GWS KDNK Lighting retrofit $1,236 Keelty Construction Lighting retrofit $10,698 Q3: 20 811 Blake Law Office Lighting retrofit $566 $339.60/GWS Ambiance Inn High efficiency boiler/lighting $19,311 Action Auto Collision Lighting retrofit $50,111 $2,500/GWS Artilluma Dance Company Lighting retrofit $3,388 $1,607/SEP Desktop Solutions High efficiency boiler $10,508 Doc’s Holliday Tavern Lighting retrofit $5,000 $2,500/GWS Big John’s Ace Hardware Lighting retrofit $21,365 $2,500/GWS Factory Outdoor Outlet Lighting retrofit $5,524 $1,030/GWS First United Methodist Church Solar PV / New roof $96,170 $12,500/GWS Hotel Glenwood Springs Lighting retrofit $6,500 $2,500/GWS Glenwood Canyon Brewpub Lighting retrofit $30,929 $2,500/GWS Glenwood Ford Lincoln Lighting retrofit $15,015 $2,500/GWS Grand Valley Fire Protection Dist. Lighting retrofit $3,296 $607/SEP Lawrence Family Investments High efficiency furnace $5,069 $2,500/SEP Pepsi Lighting retrofit $15,984 $2,500/SEP RFTA Lighting retrofit $10,079 $1,471/GWS The Crystal Company Lighting retrofit $1,279 $413.5/GWS Top Gun Plumbing Lighting retrofit $3,560 $1,780/GWS Two Rivers Community School Lighting retrofit $22,200 $2,500/GWS TxAm Pumps LLC Wall insulation $2,710 $1,355/SEP Q4: 17 1301 Grand Ave. Lighting retrofit $11,260 $3,130/GWS Alpine Bank – Central Ops Lighting retrofit / Rooftop Unit $95,420 $2,500/SEP Alpine Bank – Glenwood Grand Lighting retrofit $8,742 $2,500/GWS Climate Control Lighting controls $1,312 $709/GWS Domino’s Pizza Lighting retrofit $6,764 $829/GWS Red Mountain Inn Lighting retrofit / refrigerator $1,361 $400/GWS RFSD – Sopris Elementary Lighting retrofit $1,650 $825/GWS Stewart Title Co. Lighting retrofit $4,125 $2,680/GWS Valero Lighting retrofit $2,600 $1,300/GWS Vic’s Route 6 Grillhouse Lighting retrofit $1,216 $790/GWS Zendt Properties Lighting retrofit $5,079 $3,000/GWS Wood Nichols Lighting retrofit $797 Mary’s Spirits Lighting retrofit / EC Motors $845 Colorado Mountain College Lighting retrofit $1,836 $1,211/GWS Sunsense Solar Lighting retrofit $5,200 Rifle Creek Museum Lighting retrofit $20,515 $2,500/SEP Grand Valley Methodist Church Furnaces / heat pump $10,050 $2,500/SEP !


Commercial!building!walkHthroughs!by!GCE!Energy!Coaches!Commercial walk-throughs: 49 Zip code / town Date Project launched Q1: 7 walk-throughs Springs Condominium Assoc. 81601- Glenwood Springs

Ongoing visits

2013-2014 Yes

Sunsense Solar 81623 - Carbondale 1/7/2014 Yes - completed Roaring Fork Beer Company 81623 - Carbondale 2/4/2014 No Artilluma Dance Studio 81650 - Rifle 2/12/2014 Yes-completed Lawrence Family Investments 81652 - Silt 2/14/2014 Yes-completed U.S. Forest Service 81601 – Glenwood Springs 2/19/2014 Yes-completed St. Stephen Catholic Church 81601 – Glenwood Springs 3/25/2014 Yes Q2: 14 walk-throughs Distinguished Boards & Beams 81623 – Carbondale 4/9/2014 No Two Rivers Community School 81601 – Glenwood Springs 4/17/2014 Yes-completed Red Mountain Inn 81601 – Glenwood Springs 4/17/2014 Yes - completed Starbright Laundromat 81601 – Glenwood Springs 4/18/2014 No Wood Nichols 81623 – Carbondale 4/21/2014 Yes - completed Grand Tamarac 81601 – Glenwood Springs 5/7/2014 Yes Action Auto Collision 81601 – Glenwood Springs 5/14/2014 Yes - completed Grease Monkey 81601 – Glenwood Springs 5/21/2014 Yes-completed Alpine Bank Central Ops 81650 – Rifle 5/22/2014 Yes-completed Hospice of the Valley 81601 – Glenwood Springs 6/18/2014 Yes Executive Plaza 81601 – Glenwood Springs 6/25/2014 Yes Grand Valley Fire District 81635 – Parachute 6/26/2014 Yes-completed Grand Valley Methodist Church 81635 – Parachute 6/26/2014 Yes Second Time Around 81635 – Parachute 6/26/2014 No Q3: 6 walk-throughs Glenwood Caverns Adventure 81601 – Glenwood Springs 7/5/2014 Yes John A. Virgili 81601 – Glenwood Springs 7/9/2014 Yes Hyland Park Square 81601 – Glenwood Springs 7/22/2014 Yes Treadz 81601 – Glenwood Springs 9/3/2014 Yes High Tails Dog & Cat Outfitters 81601 - Glenwood Springs 9/17/2014 Yes Fine Things 81601 – Glenwood Springs 9/17/2014 No Fiesta Guadalajara 81601 – Glenwood Springs 7/21/2014 No Q4: 22 walk-throughs Alpine Bank – Central Ops 81650 - Rifle 10/1/2014 Yes - completed Holliday House HOA 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/8/2014 Yes - completed European Auto Werks 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/8/2014 Yes Terrace Condominiums 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/15/2014 Yes Grace Healthcare 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/29/2014 No Taylor House Condominiums 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/30/2014 Yes Caravan Inn 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/31/2014 Yes Red Mountain Inn 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/31/2014 Yes - completed Vicki Lee Green Realtors 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/31/2014 Yes Vic’s Route 6 Grillhouse 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/31/2014 Yes - completed Charcoalburger 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/31/2014 Yes Domino’s Pizza 81601 – Glenwood Springs 11/19/2014 Yes - completed


Commercial walk-throughs Zip code / town Date Project launched Rood Depot 81650 – Rifle 11/19/2014 Yes Climate Control Company 81601 – Glenwood Springs 11/20/2014 Yes - completed Mountain Valley Devel. Services 81652 – Silt 12/5/2014 No CMC – Lappala Center 81623 - Carbondale 10/8/2014 Yes CMC – Central Services 81601 - Glenwood Springs 10/8/2014 Yes CMC – Glenwood Center 81601 - Glenwood Springs 10/15/2014 Yes - completed CMC – Spring Valley 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/22/2014 Yes CMC – Sopris Hall 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/15/2014 Yes CMC – Encana Academic Center 81650 – Rifle 10/8/2014 Yes CMC – Calaway Academic Bldg. 81601 – Glenwood Springs 10/22/2014 Yes !!

5.!Clean!energy!services!benefitting!all!partners!!

Training!and!workshops!• Q1:!Utility!Rebate!Workshop!and!Trade!Show!held!Feb.!13!at!Glenwood!Springs!

Community!Center!

• Q2:!Solar!Energy!Finance!Workshop!for!Local!Governments!and!Special!Districts!held!

April!7!at!Rifle!Library!• Q4:!Facility!Managers!Roundtable,!held!Oct.!1!at!CMC!Glenwood!Springs!

• Q4:!Wastewater!Treatment!Plant!Operators!Roundtable,!held!Nov.!19!at!Glenwood!

Springs!Wastewater!Treatment!Plant!!Garfield!Clean!Energy!policy!

• Energy!Savings!Reinvestment!policy:!adopted!August!2014!

• No!new!policies!approved!Q4.!

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StateHlevel!policy!

• DOLA!Rolling!Stock!policy!amendment!for!alternative!fuel!vehicles,!leads!to!$20!million!

DOLA!Alternative!Fuels!Initiative.!

• Xcel!Energy!held!to!existing!energy!efficiency!goals!for!customer!programs!by!PUC.!

• Board!support!of!House!Bill!1326,!expanding!state!tax!credits!for!privateFsector!

purchases!of!alternative!fuel!vehicles.!

• Assistance!to!legislators!on!local!energy!performance!contracting!experience!for!

development!of!SB!186.!

• Collaboration!with!ColoradoFWyoming!Petroleum!Marketers!Association!on!potential!

legislative!or!regulatory!solution!to!electric!utility!demand!charges!for!CNG!stations.!

• GCE!“State!Legislature”!webpage!tracked!24!bills!related!to!economic!development,!

financing,!alternative!fuel!vehicles,!renewable!energy,!utilities!and!active!

transportation.!

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Rebate!funding!• CLEER!obtained!a!$40,000!grant!from!the!Colorado!Department!of!Public!Health!and!

Environment’s!Supplemental!Environmental!Program!(SEP).!This!money!is!funding!

energy!efficiency!bonus!rebates!for!households!and!businesses!in!western!Garfield!


County,!along!with!marketing!and!administration.!The!$33,000!allocated!for!rebates!

was!fully!used!by!Dec.!31,!2014.!

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• CLEER!obtained!a!second!SEP!grant!for!$44,500!from!CDPHE.!This!money!will!be!used!

for!a!2015!program!to!provide!free!home!visits!from!energy!coaches!and!free!energy!

efficiency!upgrades!for!27!lowFincome!homeowners.!Additional!funding!from!the!Town!

of!Carbondale!will!cover!30!households!in!that!community.!Energy!Outreach!Colorado!

will!handle!income!qualification!paperwork!for!recipients.!All!four!energy!utilities!

serving!Garfield!County!–!Xcel!Energy,!Holy!Cross!Energy,!Glenwood!Springs!Electric!

and!SourceGas!–!are!adding!rebate!funding!to!the!program.!Outreach!to!potential!

recipients!will!begin!in!January.!

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Radon!testing!kits!

• CLEER’s!office!serves!as!the!CarbondaleFarea!distribution!point!for!home!radon!testing!

kits!for!Garfield!County!Environmental!Health.!CLEER!distributed!13!kits!to!residents!in!

Q4!and!39!total!in!2014.!

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6.!Renewable!energy!!

!Notes on renewable energy production (1) Percentage figures are the 2014 averages for percent of total building electrical energy use offset by solar PV. (2) Rifle City Hall solar array output started in July 2014. (3) City of Rifle Wastewater Treatment Plant solar array is not shown here because it is off the charts, producing 2.9 million kWh in 2014, which is 198% of the facility’s usage. !

Renewable!energy!projects!!

• Silt!Water!Treatment!Plant!Solar!Array.!Work!began!Nov.!3!on!installation!of!a!233F

kilowatt!array.!The!project!was!set!for!completion!by!yearFend.!(Actual!completion!date!

is!Jan.!8.)!The!array!will!power!100%!of!the!plant’s!annual!electric!demand.!Financed!by!

a!power!purchase!agreement!(PPA)!with!an!upfront!fee!of!$3,500,!the!plant!will!save!

the!town!an!estimated!$102,000!over!20!years,!or!about!15!percent!of!total!plant!

electric!costs.!A!ribbonFcutting!event!is!planned!for!Jan.!22.!The!project!grew!out!of!a!

Garfield!Clean!Energy!workshop!hosted!in!April,!with!followFup!energy!coaching.!

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• The!Battlement!Mesa!Metro!District!is!under!contract!for!a!436Fkilowatt!solar!array!for!

its!water!treatment!plant.!Construction!will!begin!January!as!weather!permits.!Also!

financed!by!a!PPA,!the!array!will!save!an!estimated!$202,000!over!the!next!20!years,!

and!generate!enough!power!to!offset!the!plant’s!annual!electric!use!by!100!percent.!

Matthew!Shmigelsky!continues!to!provide!ongoing!coaching!and!technical!assistance!on!

this!project.!

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• The!Roaring!Fork!School!District!is!under!contract!for!a!379Fkilowatt!array!at!Roaring!

Fork!High!School!in!Carbondale.!It!is!currently!slated!for!completion!at!the!end!of!June.!

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• Economic!development:!All!three!projects!are!being!installed!by!Sunsense!Solar!of!

Carbondale.!The!combined!contracts!are!worth!$2.3!million.!Of!this!amount,!$1!million!

will!be!directly!invested!in!the!local!economy!for!wages,!subcontractors,!equipment!

rental!and!purchased!supplies.!

!Renewable!energy!coaching!!

• Matthew!Shmigelsky!and!Mike!Ogburn!continued!work!with!New!Castle!to!analyze!and!

evaluate!the!possibility!of!buying!the!Public!Works!solar!array!from!the!PPA!financer,!

Hybrid!Energy!Group,!and!presented!the!findings!to!Tom!Baker.!

• Matthew!continued!to!provide!technical!assistance!to!the!Grand!River!Hospital!District!

to!explore!a!solar!array!at!the!district’s!new!clinic!in!Battlement!Mesa.!This!project!is!

ongoing.!

• Mike!advised!RFTA!on!technical!and!financial!items!to!consider!in!the!leaseFpurchase!of!

2,259!solar!panels!in!a!new!solar!garden!being!developed!at!the!old!Carbondale!Landfill!

site!by!Clean!Energy!Collective,!under!contract!with!Holy!Cross!Energy.!

• Matthew!met!with!Alpine!Bank!officials!to!discuss!a!locallyFbased!thirdFparty!solar!

financing!model.!This!model!is!being!used!to!finance!RFTA’s!purchase!of!solar!energy!in!

the!item!above.!If!this!proves!successful,!Alpine!Bank!may!offer!this!financing!to!a!wider!

customer!base.!

• Matthew!met!with!CMC!solar!instructor!Chris!Ellis!to!discuss!potential!for!solar!training!

at!CMC!campuses!in!Garfield!County.!

• Mike!used!Navigator!readings!to!confirm!that!requests!to!Xcel!Energy!from!both!Town!

of!Carbondale!and!City!of!Rifle!for!a!rate!switch!on!buildings!with!newlyFinstalled!solar!

arrays!had!not!taken!effect.!Mike!conferred!with!system!installers!and!the!town!finance!

directors!to!prompt!a!renewed!request!for!the!rate!switch.!Xcel!gave!Town!of!

Carbondale!a!$7,600!refund.!Xcel!Energy!has!not!yet!responded!to!the!City!of!Rifle’s!

request.!

• Matthew!met!with!CORE!to!discuss!that!organization’s!rebate!offer!for!hydropower!

projects!in!2015.!Rebates!would!be!available!in!the!81623!and!81601!zips.!

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7.!Active!Energy!Management!services!for!partner!buildings!and!facilities!!Garfield!Building!Energy!Navigator!!Partner!buildings!on!Navigator:!100!

48!with!monthly!data!

52!with!live!data,!including!1!new!

addition!in!Q4:!

•!Silt!Water!Treatment!Plant!(screen'shot'at'right)'!

Researched!potential!cost!savings!for!Navigator!operations!by!having!GCE!partners!enter!utility!bill!data!into!spreadsheet!templates.!Savings!would!be!as!high!as!

$5,600!per!year,!after!paying!a!oneFtime!$1,200!setFup!fee.!GCE!board!asked!CLEER!to!seek!

grant!funding!for!the!setFup!fee.!CLEER!also!attended!a!webinar!by!a!bill!data!entry!

provider,!EnergyPrint,!to!see!if!a!lowerFcost!option!is!available.!This!company’s!offer!would!

not!deliver!any!savings!over!the!current!provider,!UMS.!

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Navigator!website!usage,!Jan.!1!to!Dec.!31,!2014,!according!to!Google!Analytics!!

Total visits: 16,103 New visits: 5.3% Unique visitors: 928 Returning visitors: 94.7% Page views: 19,558 Average time on site: 1 min. 21 sec. Tablet/smartphone visits: 122 / 0.7% !All!partners!

• Monthly!monitoring!of!Navigator!data!for!all!partner!buildings!to!watch!for!unusual!

energy!usage!and!other!trends.!

• Carried!out!monthly!bill!processing!and!uploading!to!the!Navigator!website.!!

• Continued!work!on!Building!Energy!Navigator!Installation!Manual.!

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PartnerHspecific!services!in!Q4!!Note:!Extensive!Active!Energy!Management!coaching!services!were!devoted!to!Colorado!Mountain!College!in!Q3!and!Q4,!using!funding!from!CMC’s!membership!in!GCE!and!a!

separate!contract!for!campuses!outside!Garfield!County.!Energy!coaches!had!less!time!than!

normal!to!actively!seek!out!service!opportunities!with!other!partners.!!

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Garfield!County!

• Attended!BOCC!work!session!with!FD!International!regarding!Facilities!Master!Plan!

efforts.!

• Worked!with!county!staff!and!Xcel!Energy!to!negotiate!rebate!for!lighting!upgrade!at!

Landfill!operations!building.!

• Conducted!building!walkFthrough!at!County!Jail,!and!supplied!a!spreadsheet!for!jail!staff!

to!tally!lighting!fixtures!to!prepare!for!an!LED!retrofit.!(Continued'next'page.)!


• Culled!unnecessary!bills!from!Garfield!County’s!batch!PDFs!for!accounts!not!tracked!on!

Navigator.!This!saves!GCE!$7.50!for!every!culled!bill,!minus!the!time!spent!culling.!

• Presented!on!two!topics!FF!public!health!aspects!of!CNG!and!electric!vehicles,!and!on!

how!governments!are!using!Building!Energy!Navigator!to!save!energy!FF!for!a!regional!

meeting!of!the!Western!Colorado!Association!of!Environmental!Health!Officers,!hosted!

by!Garfield!County!Environmental!Health!Dept.!

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Carbondale!• Reset!data!logger!at!Carbondale!Recreation!Center.!

• Reviewed!energy!data!from!Wastewater!Treatment!Plant!showing!40%!savings!

following!recent!process!adjustments.!Sent!advisory!note!to!town!officials!highlighting!

the!success.!

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Glenwood!Springs!

• Worked!with!city!staff!to!Community!Center!staff!to!get!the!Navigator!data!for!the!Ice!

Rink!back!online!following!a!remodel!of!the!lobby!and!locker!rooms.!

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New!Castle!

• Contacted!town!manager!about!high!energy!use!observed!at!Wastewater!Treatment!

Plant.!

• Continued!to!analyze!options!for!buying!Public!Works!solar!array!from!the!PPA!

financer,!Hybrid!Energy!Group,!and!consulted!with!town!staff!on!financial!aspects.!

• Continued!discussion!about!seeking!a!grant!for!public!electric!vehicle!charging!station.!

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Silt!

• Managed!installation!of!a!live!data!logger!at!the!Silt!Water!Treatment!Plant,!taking!

advantage!of!onFsite!electrician!expertise!during!the!installation!of!the!solar!PV!array.!

Ordered!needed!equipment,!conferred!with!solar!installer,!and!made!two!trips!to!the!

site!to!install!and!connect!the!equipment.!!

The!Water!Treatment!Plant!has!not!had!a!live!data!monitor!prior!to!this!time.!Access!to!

live!energy!data!will!give!plant!operators!a!new!tool!in!adjusting!processes!to!achieve!

energy!savings.!

• Discussed!potential!lighting!and!heating!upgrades!at!Water!Treatment!Plant!with!public!

works!director.!

• Continued!work!with!town!staff!on!Town!Hall!efficiency!upgrades!and!boiler!

replacement,!including!available!rebates!from!Xcel!and!DOLA!grant!potential.!Project!is!

still!pending.!!

!Rifle!• Analyzed!Navigator!readings!to!confirm!that!the!city’s!request!to!Xcel!for!a!rate!switch!

on!buildings!with!newly!installed!solar!arrays!had!not!taken!effect.!Conferred!with!

system!installers!and!town!staff!to!prompt!a!renewed!request!for!the!rate!switch!and!

possible!refund.!

• Continued!discussion!about!obtaining!a!grant!for!public!electric!vehicle!charging!

station.!

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Parachute!

• Conducted!initial!site!feasibility!with!Sunsense!for!solar!PV!array!to!power!the!Water!

Treatment!Plant!using!Xcel!Energy’s!PPA!program.!Current!site!is!not!large!enough;!an!

adjacent!parcel!could!host!the!array!but!is!not!owned!by!the!town.!

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RFTA!• Summarized!2014!activities!in!report!for!RFTA!Board.!

• Advised!RFTA!on!technical!and!financial!items!to!consider!in!the!leaseFpurchase!of!

2,259!solar!panels!in!a!new!solar!garden!being!developed!at!the!old!Carbondale!Landfill!

site!by!Clean!Energy!Collective,!under!contract!with!Holy!Cross!Energy.!Attended!a!

RFTA!board!meeting!and!answered!board!questions!on!how!Navigator!could!be!used!to!

track!electric!production!from!RFTA’s!share!of!the!solar!garden.!

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Garfield!Public!Library!District!

• Hid!Navigator!home!page!buttons!connected!to!old!Silt!and!Carbondale!libraries.!

• Conferred!with!Jerry!Morris!about!fixing!Navigator!data!feed!outage!at!Rifle!Library!

following!server!overhaul.!

• Relayed!utility!bill!spreadsheets!of!past!utility!bill!data!collected!by!Jerry!Morris!to!UMS,!

bringing!bill!data!up!to!date!for!all!six!libraries.!

• Conferred!with!UMS!and!Jerry!Morris!to!develop!means!of!tracking!libraries’!solar!

production!on!Xcel!Energy!bills.!

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Colorado!Mountain!College!

• Reviewed!results!of!Rifle!campus!shutFdown!tests!done!in!September.!

• Advised!Rifle!facility!manager!on!LED!lighting!upgrade!and!coordinated!with!Xcel!

Energy!to!capture!maximum!rebates.!

• Conducted!walkFthroughs!of!seven!buildings!at!CMC!campuses!in!Glenwood!Springs,!

Spring!Valley!and!Carbondale.!Customized!the!GCE!building!walkFthrough!checklist!to!

match!CMC’s!adopted!energy!policy.!

• Worked!with!CMC!staff!to!develop!HVAC!zone!maps!for!buildings.!!

• Developed!building!energy!reports!for!each!campus.!Evaluated!building!envelope!and!

HVAC!systems!and!other!energyFusing!equipment,!such!as!vending!machines!and!

lighting.!Identified!noFcost!and!lowFcost!operational!changes!and!needed!capital!

upgrades,!and!discussed!findings!with!CMC!facilities!staff.!

• Provided!advice!on!organizationFwide!energy!efficiency!goals.!Participated!in!frequent!

meetings!and!checkFin!calls!to!keep!process!moving!forward!and!meet!CMC!goals.!

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8.!Petroleum!Independence!Project!!

Active!Transportation:!2014!Bike!and!Walk!to!School!Challenge!

• No!activity!this!quarter.!This!project!was!completed!in!Q2.!

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Western!Slope!CNG!Collaborative!• Although!the!Garfield!County!FMLD!awarded!a!$25,000!grant!to!GCE!for!its!CNG!work,!

terms!of!the!grant!award!were!not!aligning!with!the!program.!After!extensive!

discussions,!the!GCE!Board!voted!to!decline!the!grant!award.!As!a!result,!minimal!work!

in!the!area!was!planned!for!the!remainder!of!2014.!!

!

• One!conference!call!was!held!on!Nov.!13!to!provide!an!outlook!for!CNG!activity!in!2015.!

This!included!work!by!Garfield!Clean!Energy!through!the!Western!Slope!CNG!

Collaborative,!the!Glenwood!Springs!CNG!fueling!station!to!be!developed!in!2015,!

efforts!to!reopen!a!CNG!fueling!station!in!Rifle,!and!collaboration!with!CNG!efforts!in!

Durango,!Grand!Junction,!Craig!and!Steamboat!Springs.!

!

Electric!vehicles!The!EV!Rally!of!the!Rockies!was!held!on!Oct.!3.!The!point!was!to!demonstrate!that!electricFpowered!passenger!cars!can!cover!long!distances!on!western!Colorado’s!scenic!

highways,!thanks!to!the!growing!network!of!free!public!electric!vehicle!charging!stations.!

Stories!and!photos!from!the!rally!ran!on!the!front!pages!of!the!Grand!Junction!Daily!

Sentinel,!the!Glenwood!Springs!

Post!Independent!and!the!Vail!

Daily,!and!the!Associated!Press!

picked!up!the!Sentinel’s!story,!

which!appeared!across!the!

country.!

!

CLEER!staff!recruited!EV!owners!

to!drive!in!the!rally,!planned!the!

route!and!calculated!the!

itinerary.!!

!

The!event!involved!eight!electric!

cars!driving!300!miles!on!electric!

power,!plus!five!launch!events,!

three!ribbonFcuttings!and!one!

finish!line!party.!Drivers!headed!

out!from!Grand!Junction,!

Parachute,!and!Vail!for!a!fall!

colors!tour!along!IF70,!stopping!

to!charge!in!Glenwood!Springs,!

while!drivers!from!Snowmass!

Village!and!Aspen!headed!down!

Highway!82,!with!a!stop!for!a!ribbonFcutting!in!Basalt.!A!finish!line!party!was!held!in!the!

CMC!Lappala!Center!parking!lot!in!Carbondale.!

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A!package!of!handouts!were!distributed!at!all!the!events:!!the!“Case!for!EVs”!fact!sheet,!an!

EV!charging!station!map!and!list!for!western!Colorado,!and!a!table!comparing!various!

features!of!10!EV!models!now!on!the!market.!

!

CLEER!coordinated!with!city!and!town!staff!in!Grand!Junction,!Parachute,!Snowmass!

Village,!Aspen!and!Vail!to!hold!launch!events,!and!with!CMC!to!host!the!finish!line!event!in!

Carbondale.!RibbonFcutting!events!for!new!EV!charging!stations!were!held!in!Snowmass!

Village,!Aspen!and!Basalt.!GCE!Board!Chair!Allyn!Harvey!was!a!featured!speaker!at!the!

events!in!Aspen!and!Carbondale.!

!

A!class!of!students!from!the!CMC!Isaacson!School!for!New!Media!also!participated,!sending!

students!on!each!leg!of!the!rally!to!capture!video!and!audio!for!a!documentary.!!

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!9.!Case!studies,!fact!sheets,!outreach!and!website!!

Case!studies!and!fact!sheets!!1st!Quarter!

• Residential:!Pink!Palace,!multiFfamily!apartment!house!in!Glenwood!Springs!(Published!

in!the!Post!Independent!on!March!15,!2014)!

• Commercial:!Professional!Auto!Body!

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2nd!Quarter!

• Homeowners!use!Revolving!Loan!Fund!to!cover!upfront!costs!of!energy!upgrades!

• Four!Smart!Steps!to!a!Cool!Home!

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3rd!Quarter!

• Commercial:!Roaring!Fork!Liquors!!(Published!in!the!Post!Independent!on!Aug.!13,!

2014)!

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4th!Quarter!

• Churches!use!energy!efficiency!to!be!good!stewards!(Published!in!Glenwood!Springs!

Post!Independent!on!Dec.!21,!2014,!and!posted!to!GCE!website!as!a!new!page!for!

“Houses!of!Worship.”!This!story!was!also!picked!up!by!the!Associated!Press!and!

appeared!in!newspapers!across!the!country!during!the!holiday!season.)!

• Repairs!after!house!fire!cut!energy!bills!in!half!(Published!in!Glenwood!Springs!Post!

Independent!on!Dec.!28,!2014.)!

• Energy!Coach!Hot!Tips:!!

o Do!It!Yourself!Winter!Energy!Upgrades!(Published!in!Glenwood!Springs!Post!

Independent!special!fall!home!and!garden!section)!

o Heat!Tape!Timer!

o Light!Up!the!Night!(Gift!ideas!of!solarFpowered!portable!lights)!

!

Community!outreach!

• “Do!5!Things!to!Save!Energy,”!held!at!Carbondale!Library!Oct.!4.!!

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!Website!usage,!January!1!to!December!31,!2014,!according!to!Google!Analytics!!

Total visits: 18,645 Top 6 pages (based on unique-user page views) Unique visitors: 15,080 Residential heat tape: 28% Tablet/smartphone visits: 4,817 / 26% Home page: 16% Page views: 30,337 Residential rebates “Get Started” page: 4% New visits: 80% Electric vehicles: 4% Returning visitors: 20% Commercial rebates “Get Started” page: 2% Average time on each page: 1 min. 10 sec. Residential Revolving Loan Fund page: 2% !Google!Analytics!chart!of!daily!website!usage,!Jan.!1!to!Dec.!31,!2014!!

!!Google!Analytics!chart!of!weekly!website!usage,!Oct.!1,!2009,!to!Dec.!31,!2014!!

!!!Online!forms!CLEER!has!subscribed!to!Formstack,!an!online!form!hosting!service.!!

Form!page!usage!for!2014,!according!to!Google!Analytics!

!

Form name Unique page views Ave. time on page Residential rebate application 285 2 min. 58 sec. Commercial enrollment 136 5 min. 33 sec. CNG letter for Glenwood station 39 4 min. 1 sec. Glenwood solar pre-approval 37 3 min. 11 sec. Glenwood LED rebate 32 1 min. 34 sec. !!


!Media!coverage!YTD!earned!media:!60!articles,!2!editorials,!7!briefs;!69!total!

4th!Quarter!earned!media:!20!articles!

!Q4 Media coverage Q4 article topics Sopris Sun: 1 story EV Rally Post Independent: 5 stories EV Rally, BizOpoly presentation, 10 Garfield churches, Silt water

plant solar, House fire results in energy efficiency Aspen Daily News, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, KAJX, Green Biz.com, RealVail.com, Vail Daily, Aspen Times

EV Rally, 11 stories total

Associated Press: 2 stories picked up and distributed nationwide

“Electric cars buzz mountains to tout tourism use” and “Colorado churches say amen to energy savings”

Rifle Citizen Telegram: 1 story Silt water plant solar !!10.!Program!management!!!

Ongoing!coordination,!management!of!all!services,!programs!• Organized!and!prepared!materials!for!October,!November!and!December!GCE!board!

meetings,!took!notes!and!wrote!up!meeting!minutes,!posted!board!documents!to!GCE!

website!and!stored!hard!copies!in!GCE!binders.!

• Gathered!data!and!prepared!3rd!Quarter!report.!

• Worked!with!board!to!develop!final!2015!budget!and!amended!2014!budget.!

• Responded!to!questions!about!GCE!funding!from!Garfield!County!staff!and!

commissioners,!prepared!summary!PowerPoint!on!GCE!programs!and!services!and!

presented!at!a!special!meeting!with!the!Garfield!BOCC!on!Nov.!12.!Participated!in!

followFup!meeting!on!Nov.!24!with!Garfield!FMLD!Board.!

!!11.!Credit!Reserve!Fund!reporting!!

Reporting!to!DOE!and!Boulder!County!in!Residential!Revolving!Loan!Fund!• Gathered!information!on!loans!in!the!Residential!Revolving!Loan!Fund!and!submitted!

3rd!Quarter!2014!report!!and!yearFend!annual!report!to!DOE.!

• Entered!and!updated!loan!information!in!SalesForce.!

• Participated!in!quarterly!checkFin!call!with!DOE,!Boulder!and!Denver.!

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