Accomplishments

What we've accomplished

• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions  21% below 2005  levels despite population and job growth
• Achieved SmartRegs compliance in 96% of rental homes and apartments 
• Achieved  50% diversion of waste from our landfills
• Developed over  44MW of local solar installations
• Installed capacity to generate 16MW of hydroelectricity  at seven hydroelectric facilities throughout the city’s water system
• Installed  46 public electric vehicle charging stations
• Reduced city organization emissions 40% below 2008 levels
• Distributed $890,000 in Solar Grants
• Funded $496,000 in innovation grants through the Boulder Energy Challenge
• Founded and participates in the  Colorado Coalition for Climate Action (CC4CA)   to build momentum for climate policy at the state and federal levels
• Advised 2,400 and counting businesses on energy and waste, with about half of those businesses pursuing energy upgrades that resulted in  17,000 MTCO2 savings annually
• Advised  11,500 and counting residential units  on energy efficiency options, with 4,600 units receiving energy upgrades equating to 9,000 MTCO2 in annual savings
• Became a Platinum Solar-Friendly Community
• Invested more than $16,000,000 in emissions-reducing programs and services since 2012

​Updated October 2020

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