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Pitkin County advances climate action implementation: energy audit, microgrid and CORE funding updates
Summary
County staff previewed an energy‑audit procurement tied to a Colorado Energy Office program, updated commissioners on an operational microgrid and airport terminal planning, and heard CORE’s midyear report and a $825,550 2026 funding request.
Pitkin County commissioners received a midyear progress update Aug. 19 on implementation of the county climate action plan and related partner activity, including a county‑led facility energy audit linked to a Colorado Energy Office program and a funding request from CORE, the regional building‑efficiency nonprofit.
Michael Port, climate action analyst for Pitkin County, told the commission the county adopted a climate action plan in March and has begun implementing short-term actions across county operations and community programs. Port said the county’s battery microgrid is installed and will have microgrid controls enabled this fall to provide resilient power in outages. He identified county buildings as the single largest emissions source and said an investment‑grade facilities audit will guide priorities for electrification and retrofits.
“This is our attempt at starting to answer that question” about how to prioritize investments, Port said, describing a Colorado Energy Office (CEO) Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) pathway that combines a vendor‑grade energy audit, financing…
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