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Partnering with Municipalities

Partnering with Municipalities. Jeff Rice, Utilities Efficiency Manager City of Aspen Utilities. Who and what. We are a municipal electric and water utility (potential future geothermal) About 2,800 electric meters Serving the “donut hole” with Holy Cross Electric surrounding us

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Partnering with Municipalities

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  1. Partnering with Municipalities Jeff Rice, Utilities Efficiency Manager City of Aspen Utilities

  2. Who and what • We are a municipal electric and water utility (potential future geothermal) • About 2,800 electric meters • Serving the “donut hole” with Holy Cross Electric surrounding us • About 5,500 water meters • Serving to the urban growth boundary of Aspen • No other water utility

  3. City of Aspen Utilities Programs • Residential and Commercial DSM • Appliance rebates, Incentives, interactive • Community outreach • Events, education, sample products • Sponsorships • LivingWise, CUE, Canary, CORE • Innovation • Renewable technologies, feasibility studies, installs

  4. Inter-City Partners • City of Aspen Utilities • Global Warming Department (Canary Initiative) • Z-Green Program • Environmental Health • Community Development Department (Bldg. Dept.)

  5. External Partners • Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) • Holy Cross Rural Electric Association

  6. Inter-city Partners • Global Warming Department • Aka. Canary Initiative • Track GHG emissions / mitigate • 2050 and Canary Action Plan • Educate • Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)

  7. Inter-city Partners • Z-Green Program • Citizen • Business • Events • Canary Tags               <>

  8. Inter-city Partners • Environmental Health • ZGreen • Canary Initiative • Air and Water Quality • Recycling • Noise Ordinance • Disease control (West Nile)

  9. Inter-city Partners • Community Development Department (Bldg. Dept.) • Aggressive “green” building code • LEED, Green Build Council (GBC) • Renewable Energy Mitigation Program (REMP) • Administered by CORE • EnergyStar® Homes • HERS, GEO grants

  10. External Partners • Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) • COA, Pitkin, HCE, Snowmass Village, Glenwood, others • Board administered • Administers the REMP fund • Programs • Rebates, incentives, assistance • Government and grants • Position funding • Grants • Renewable, feasibility, design, assistance • Community

  11. External Partners • Holy Cross Rural Electric Association (HCE) • Residential and Commercial DSM • Appliance rebates, Incentives, interactive • Community outreach • Events, education, sample products • Sponsorships • LivingWise, CORE

  12. Working together • Economic Stimulus Promotion Program • COA, HCE, CORE • Opportunity for customer base • June 1st –December 15th • Administered through CORE • One source vs. three • Current COA and HCE programs beefed up • CORE programs still available

  13. Working together • Promo Programs – Appliance rebates up to double

  14. Working together • Incentives – Solar, GSPS, Audits

  15. Working together • Putting it out there • COA and HCE work through CORE for promo • CORE – newspaper adds, radio spots, web site • COA / HCE provided CORE with all necessary information

  16. Big Partner Picture

  17. Big Partner Picture • Working together for a common goal • Strategies • Support • Cooperation • Sharing information and staff

  18. Big Partner Picture • Equals success • Equals a variety of programs that appeal to all customers • Equals cohesive programs • Equals near one stop shopping • Equals community-wide vestment

  19. City of Aspen Contacts • COA Utilities • Jeff Rice 970-920-5118 or jeffr@ci.aspen.co.us • Canary Initiative • www.canaryinitiative.com • ZGreen/Environmental Health • www.aspenzgreen.com • Community Development Department • www.aspenpitkin.com

  20. External Contacts • CORE • Gary Goodson, CORE [gary@aspencore.org] • Holy Cross Rural Electric Association • Steve Casey [scasey@holycross.com]

  21. Thank You! Jeff Rice, Utilities Efficiency Manager City of Aspen Utilities

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