CLEER Publications & Presentations
CLEER produces a variety of publications for a variety of audiences. Our flagship publication is our electronic Clean Energy Economy News, published generally the third week of each month. We also publish case studies of our work in Western Colorado, a print newsletter (new), and various reports and presentations when appropriate. We appreciate feedback on all of these publications. Send comments and suggestions to CLEER's Cam Burns.
CLEER Results as of November 2011
Energy Navigator
Eighty-one large public buildings are tracking and saving energy through a powerful new CLEER-created tool, launched in 2011: www.garfieldenergynavigator.org. Energy use for these large buildings is equal to 4,100 average homes. These buildings are already saving nearly $100,000 per year in large part due to CLEER assisting facility managers in using energy feedback capabilities of the Energy Navigator.
Renewable Energy
Sixteen public buildings now have renewable energy systems, all together generating more than 368 kilowatts of energy. CLEER’s Energy Navigator incorporates solar PV tracking of 11 major solar installations at Garfield Clean
Energy partner facilities. Energy produced by these systems saves county partners
approximately $50,000 per year in energy produced by these systems. In addition, 21 homes and businesses in Glenwood Springs now have solar, thanks to CLEER programs.
Garfield Clean Energy Challenge for Businesses
Seventy-four businesses are participating in our Clean Energy Challenge, a regional energy-saving and economic development program. Sixty-four businesses have had energy assessments, and 35 businesses have already achieved measureable energy and economic benefits.
Garfield Clean Energy Challenge for Homes
Two hundred and seventy-one households are actively participating in the residential energy-saving program, and 108 households have had energy upgrades. Homes and businesses are saving more than $310,000 in energy costs per year as a result of energy savings to date, putting money into the local economy that would otherwise be spent on energy. Totaling the programs listed above, savings from our work in renewable energy and building energy efficiency equals over $1.4 million annually.
Energy in the Schools
Seventeen area schools are participating in our clean energy transportation program, which had over 7,000 thousand students biking, walking, and taking the bus during transportation challenge week. More than twenty schools are tracking and saving energy resulting in more than $150,000 in school utility bill savings.
Alternative Transportation Fuels
Four neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV) and nine compressed natural gas vehicles (CNG) are now in use by governments partnering with Garfield Clean Energy. CLEER also assisted a local fuel station owner in building a CNG fueling station in Rifle, Colo. and many local businesses in Rifle and Parachute are
adopting CNG vehicles as a result. CLEER was awarded a grant to prepare the region for highway-capable electric vehicles and is also working with fleets to enable their adoption of CNG-powered heavy-duty trucks and buses.
Trainings & Workshops
In 2011, CLEER and Garfield Clean Energy held more than a dozen workshops and trainings attended by over 500 energy contractors, elected officials, and citizens.
Regional Cooperation & Clean Energy Financing
Nine government partners are now working together through Garfield Clean Energy to improve the economy through energy efficiency, and are launching a structure for reaching dramatic clean energy improvements long term. CLEER established clean
energy financing to help businesses and homeowners overcome financing barriers to clean energy.