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Pueblo County highlights $1M+ in grants, EV charging and major energy savings in 2024 report
Summary
County energy management staff told commissioners they secured more than $1 million in grants (mostly for EV charging), installed public-facing courthouse chargers, achieved six-figure kWh savings across county buildings and plan fleet charging sites and further lighting and automation projects.
Pueblo County’s energy management team reported more than $1 million in grant awards and six-figure energy and cost savings for 2024 during the Board of County Commissioners’ April work session.
Jared Mura, program manager for the county’s energy program, told commissioners the majority of grant funding supported electric-vehicle charging infrastructure; the county recently held a ribbon-cutting for public-facing chargers at the courthouse and is designing three dedicated fleet charging sites. Mura said the county currently has no fully electric vehicles in its fleet and two hybrid vehicles and that the fleet chargers are intended to make future vehicle electrification more feasible.
Mura said the team requested about $154,000 in rebates from Black Hills Energy’s…
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