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Arapahoe County staff outline sustainability gains and seek board support for electrification, greenhouse‑gas goals and business recognition
Summary
The county’s energy program manager told commissioners the facilities program has cut electricity use by about 30%, water by 31% and facility-related greenhouse gases by 38% since 2016; staff proposed a 2% annual facility emissions reduction target, fleet electrification planning with Xcel Energy, and applying for Colorado Green Business Network recognition — the board gave informal support to those steps.
Arapahoe County staff presented a multi-year sustainability update and asked the Board of County Commissioners for near-term direction on recognition, electrification and greenhouse‑gas goal-setting.
Cedar Blazic, the county’s energy program manager, summarized two decades of facility work that staff say yielded a roughly 30% drop in electricity use, a 31% cut in water use and a 38% reduction in facility-related greenhouse-gas emissions since 2016. "We have reduced our electricity by 30%." Blazic said, noting…
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