A local nonprofit that for almost 30 years has worked to reduce energy consumption and is now zeroing in on a carbon-free, net-zero future for the Roaring Fork Valley received initial support from Aspen’s elected officials Monday to receive $1.2 million next year.
As a check-in with Aspen City Council to gauge how it feels about releasing money from a fund that generates revenue through mitigation fees for energy-sucking developments, Mona Newton, executive director for the Community Office for Resource Efficiency, gave officials an update on what the organization has accomplished and where it’s going in the future.
This year has served as a transition year for CORE, as its main funding source, the Renewable Energy Mitigation Program, is beginning to dry up as new construction is bound by stricter building codes that require energy efficiency measures.