“Pleasantly plump,” is how one speaker described the proposed limits to exterior energy use at homes around Aspen. With the metaphor established, the comments rolled.
Pitkin County
Which Colorado county leads in EVs per capita?
Denver leads in total EV registrations, but Pikin leads in per capita
EVs now across Colorado
From Cheyenne Wells to Dolores, even the smallest places have EVs. Boulder nad Pitkin counties predictably lead in per-capita EV ownership.
Shaving (electric) peaks in Aspen
An innovator, Aspen now has a Tesla battery at a location where it can do the most good, instead of at a mountain-top restaurant.
Squeezing the carbon from homes
Big houses use more energy. Period. But can carbon emissions be wrung out of those bigger houses. New regulations in Colorado’s Pitkin County seek to begin the drive toward net-zero during the coming decade. Boulder County is doing the same.
Taking aim at high-energy of mansions
Colorado’s Pitkin County—home to Aspen—aims to tighten the energy belt of its often big houses on the way to net-zero by 2030. Boulder County aims for the same in 2022. But Pitkin County is more ambitious in one way.
