HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.res.065.2015 Resolution#J65--9&5
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(2015)
A RESOLUTION OF THE PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS GENERATED THROUGH THE RENEWABLE ENERGY MITIGATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in December 1999,the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners approved Ordinance
No. 61 Adopting the Aspen/Pitkin Energy Conservation Code, and
WHEREAS,the Aspen/Pitkin Energy Conservation Code allows that funds collected through the
Renewable Energy Mitigation Program (REMP) be spent in accordance with a resolution passed by the
Aspen City Council and the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners, and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on June 18,2015,the Board of Directors of the Community Office for Resource
Efficiency(CORE)approved the REMP spending proposals described herein,and
WHEREAS,the spending proposals meet the screening criteria and demonstrate broad community
benefit by directly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving energy efficiency, leveraging cost-
effective public and private investments,supporting affordable housing, providing public visibility and
educational value on energy and climate protection, and presenting unique opportunities to deploy new
technologies in renewable energy generation and/or green design.
Section 1:
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN COUNTY,
COLORADO that the Community Office for Resource Efficiency(CORE) is authorized to negotiate,
execute and administer contracts and manage fund disbursements and/or implementation of the
following projects and programs:
I. Projects supported by CORE Board of Directors for funding from REMP
2015 Randy Udall Energy Pioneer Grant Project Funding(listed in alphabetical order)
1. Anderson Ranch Arts Center—LED Retrofits&Boiler Replacements $20,000
2. Aspen Skiing Company(Sundeck)—Variable Speed Kitchen Hood Controls $ 10,000
3. City of Aspen(Red Brick Gym,Lewis Ice Arena&Ice Garden)—LED Retrofits $75,000
4. Colorado Mountain College—LED Retrofits,Boiler Replacements&Insulation $75,000
5. Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork—LED Upgrade&50kW Solar PV System $75,000
6. Inn at Aspen HOA—LED Retrofits. $20,000
7. Rocky Mountain Institute—Net Zero RMI Innovation Center $25,000
8. Ross Montessori School—20kW Solar PV System&LED Upgrade $75,000
9. Sustainable Settings—25kW Solar PV,60-Tube Solar Hot Water&Methane Digester $75,000
10. Town of Snowmass Village(Creekside Apts.)—Insulation,Air Seal&Controls Upgrade $75,000
$525,000
1. ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER—LED RETROFITS&BOILER REPLACEMENTS
Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts education organization located in Snowmass
Village. Their request is to support LED lighting retrofits across 12 campus buildings,and three boiler
replacements.On-site signage and new light fixtures will expose the Ranch's 6,000 students, resident
artists and public program participants to the energy efficient technologies in use each year.
Total Project Cost:$82,654 Amount requested:$41,327 Approved Funding: $20,000
Annual Energy Savings: 66,453 kWh and 1,464 Therms
Lifecycle CO2e Savings:980 Tons Approved Grant Cost per Ton CO2e Saved:$20
2. ASPEN SKIING COMPANY(SUNDECK RESTAURANT)—VARIABLE SPEED KITCHEN HOOD CONTROLS
The Aspen Skiing Company is a for-profit privately held corporation that owns and operates the Sundeck
Restaurant on Aspen Mountain. Their request is to support a variable speed kitchen hood control
system at the Sundeck.The project will improve efficiency by allowing the Sundeck's kitchen exhaust
hoods to be controlled and operated at levels necessary to address smoke and temperature demands,
rather than operating 100%at all times. Upgrades are estimated to achieve more than a 50% reduction
in the energy load associated with kitchen ventilation, and should serve as a model for other large-scale
hotel and restaurant kitchen operations.
Total Project Cost:$55,453 Amount requested:$20,000 Approved Funding: $10,000
Annual Energy Savings: 62,548 kWh and 5,774 Therms
Lifecycle CO2e Savings: 1,651 Tons Approved Grant Cost per Ton CO2e Saved:$6
3. CITY OF ASPEN (RED BRICK GYM,LEWIS ICE ARENA&ICE GARDEN)—LED LIGHTING RETROFITS
The Red Brick Gymnasium, Lewis Ice Arena and Aspen Ice Garden are owned and operated by the City of
Aspen.This request would support the purchase and installation of LED light fixtures,which will reduce
the total lighting load by 27,000 watts across these facilities. On-site signage, high visibility and public
use of these facilities will allow these retrofits to serve as replicable demonstrations for similar venues.
Total Project Cost:$147,778 Amount requested:$75,000 Approved Funding: $75,000
Annual Energy Savings: 117,458 kWh
Lifecycle CO2e Savings:317 Tons Approved Grant Cost per Ton CO2e Saved:$237
4. COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE—LED RETROFITS, BOILER REPLACEMENTS&INSULATION
CMC is a local district junior college serving approximately 22,000 students each year at 11 instructional
sites spread across Colorado's Western Slope.This grant will support LED retrofits at CMC facilities
located in Aspen, Glenwood Springs,Carbondale and Spring Valley. In Carbondale,one boiler will be
upgraded from an 80%efficient model to 95%efficiency. Faulty roof insulation will be upgraded at the
Glenwood Springs Administration Building.These improvements will support CMC in their commitment
to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Total Project Cost:$200,000 Amount requested:$100,000 Approved Funding: $75,000
Annual Energy Savings: 74,930 kWh and 19,421 Therms
Lifecycle CO2e Savings:2,647 Tons Approved Grant Cost per Ton CO2e Saved:$28
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5. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ROARING FORK—LED UPGRADE&50KW SOLAR PV SYSTEM
Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that builds affordable housing and
operates ReStore outlets serving communities from Aspen to Parachute. Habitat has built some of the
first LEED Platinum homes on the Western Slope,and is closing in on diverting more than 1,000,000
pounds of building materials,furniture and household items from local landfills.This request will
support the inclusion of LED lighting and a 50 kW solar photovoltaic system in Habitat's new flagship
ReStore,to be located on Highway 82 between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.
Total Project Cost:$233,328 Amount requested:$115,000 Approved Funding: $75,000
Annual Energy Savings:77,489 (Accounting for PV only)
Lifecycle CO2e Savings: 1,209 Tons (Accounting for PV only)
Approved Grant cost per Ton CO2e Saved: $62
6. INN AT ASPEN HOA—LED Lighting Retrofits
The Inn at Aspen is a condominium hotel built in the late 1960's at the base of Buttermilk Ski Area.This
grant will support the HOA's replacement of existing fluorescent and incandescent light fixtures with
new LED light fixtures and lamps throughout the common areas of the facility. On-site signage and high
visibility will build awareness of LED lighting technologies.
Total Project Cost:$50,780 Amount requested: $20,000 Approved Funding: $20,000
Annual Energy Savings: 60,897 kWh
Lifecycle CO2e Savings:475 tons
Approved Grant cost per Ton CO2e Saved: $42
7. ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE—NET ZERO RMI INNOVATION CENTER
Rocky Mountain Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to create a clean,
prosperous,and secure energy future for the world. Their proposal seeks funding to support the
inclusion of LED lights and state of the art mechanical system components in the construction of the
new RMI Innovation Center in Basalt.The project strives to achieve net zero energy performance,and
will serve as a model of energy and water efficiency.
Total Project Cost:$147,200 Amount requested:$73,600 Approved Funding: $25,000
Annual Energy Savings: 135,240 kWh
Lifecycle CO2e Savings: 1,055
Approved Grant cost per Ton CO2e Saved: $70
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8. ROSS MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL—20KW SOLAR PV SYSTEM &LED UPGRADE
Ross Montessori is a public charter school providing Kindergarten through 8th Grade education in
Carbondale. The school is currently building a new 20,575 sf building on Highway 133 in Carbondale.
This grant will support the inclusion of LED lighting, and a 20kW expansion of an already planned 20kW
solar photovoltaic system (Total 40kW).
Total Project Cost:$155,000 Amount requested: $75,000 Approved Funding: $75,000
Annual Energy Savings:48,710 kWh
Lifecycle CO2e Savings:586 Tons
Approved Grant cost per Ton CO2e Saved: $128
9. SUSTAINABLE SETTINGS-25KW SOLAR PV,SOLAR DHW,CH4 DIGESTER&EFFICIENCY UPGRADES
Sustainable Settings is a Pitkin County 501(c)3 nonprofit agricultural center that provides education to a
variety of age groups.They are seeking support to upgrade windows and insulation beyond code, and to
include a variety of renewable energy systems to power a new 4,600 sf dairy barn. Renewable energy
systems will include a 25 kW solar PV system, a 60-tube solar hot water system,and an anaerobic
methane digester. .
Total Project Cost:$157,200 Amount requested: $129,800 Approved Funding: $75,000
Annual Energy Savings:71,647 kWhe
Lifecycle CO2e Savings:2,169 Tons
Approved Grant cost per Ton CO2e Saved: $35
10.TOWN OF SNOWMASS VILLAGE(CREEKSIDE APTS.)-INSULATION,AIR SEAL&CONTROLS
The Creekside Apartments comprise 45 units of affordable,for-rent employee housing spread across 5
buildings owned by the Town of Snowmass Village.This project seeks support toward approximately
$650,000 of efficiency upgrades and exterior shell renovations currently in progress. Efficiency
improvements includeinsulation,air sealing, programmable thermostats and window upgrades.
Total Project Cost:$646,397 Amount requested:$200,000 Approved Funding: $75,000
Annual Energy Savings: 252,310 kWh
Lifecycle CO2e Savings:3,936 Tons
Approved Grant cost per Ton CO2e Saved: $19
II. Programs supported by CORE Board of Directors for funding from REMP:
1. Reach Program—(existing program)$100,000: These funds will be used to improve the energy
efficiency of Pitkin County homes owned by families whose incomes exceed the qualifications
for the state's weatherization program, but are below 350%of poverty level. Qualifying
homeowners will be eligible for a grant up to$2,900 for energy assessments, insulation,and
high-efficiency refrigerators, hot water heaters,furnaces and/or boilers.
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2. Energy Smart Program (existing program)$500,000
' Residential
Assessments: $ 48,000
Quick Fix items: $ 15,000
Rebates: $127,000
Residential Subtotal: $190,000
Commercial
Rebates: $120,000
Renewable Energy
Rebates: $190,000
Total Energy Smart budget: ' $500,000
3. NET ZERO ENERGY INCENTIVES Pilot Program (new program$100,000)
This program will provide an incentive to builders/homeowners to build to an above-code
performance standard, and move toward net zero. The incentive would be based on the Home
Energy Rating System (HERS)score that a home would receive from a third party certified Home
Energy Rater.The incentive would begin at$2,000 and increase incrementally with a lower
(lower is better) rating.A maximum of$10,000 would be available for a net zero home. We
could work with up to 10 homeowners if each one was eligible for the maximum incentive.
III. Administrative and program delivery expenses supported by CORE Board of Trustees for funding
from REMP:
1. REMP Program Management-$160,000: These funds are to support the program
management costs, marketing,outreach and accounting for Randy Udall Energy Pioneer
Grants, Reach, Energy Smart Program and Net Zero Incentives.
2. REMP Program Delivery-$240,000. These funds are to support the delivery of programs
including energy advising, rebate processing, and program evaluation.
Total funding request from the REMP: $1,625,000 n
INTRODUCED, FIRST READ,AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE/ DAY OF / / 2015.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND TITLE AND SHORT SUMMARY OF THE RESOLUTION PUBLISHED IN THE .
ASPEN TIMES WEEKLY ON '^l 3 2015.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND THE FULL TEXT OF THEE/RESOLUTIONIPOSTE/D ON THE OFFICIAL PITKIN
COUNTY WEBSITE(www.pitkincounty.com)ON THE /. .4' DAY OF/& 05 t 2015.
ADOPTED AFTER FINAL READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE `-DAY OF US f 2015.
PUBLISHED BY TIALE AND SHORT SUMMARY,AFTER ADOPTION, IN THE ASPEN TIMES WEEKLY ON THE
9-7 DAY OF UC/(i5' 2015.
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AT EST BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERSt�
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Jef nette Jones, Dep ty County Clerk Steven F. Child, Chairman
Date: F I27/20 (S
APPROVED AS TO FORM: MANAGER APPROVAL
n El my Attorney Jon Peacock, County Manager
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