Aspen Peak - Niche Media - Aspen living at its peak
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158 ASPENPEAK-MAGAZINE.COM $801,057 Source: Aspen Energy Challenge, a partnership between the City of Aspen and its Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE); aspencore.org 91 91 PASSENGER VEHICLES DRIVEN FOR ONE YEAR. THE KILOWATT HOURS (KWH) OF RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY ASPEN SAVED BY INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN HOMES IN 2015. ...WHICH IS EQUAL TO: 613,561 613,561 PHOTOGRAPHY BY ASHES SITOULA (LIGHTBULB); GLENN CARSTENS-PETERS (DANDELION); COURTESY OF RANGE ROVER (CAR) 2 75 THE SAVINGS IN ONE YEAR IN ASPEN BETWEEN ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS. CLEANING HOUSE AS ASPEN VIES FOR THE TITLE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST SUSTAINABLE CITY, HERE'S A BY-THE-NUMBERS LOOK AT WHAT MAKES TOWN SO GREEN. BY CHRISTINE BENEDETTI Aspen has long been a leader in the environmental world, but this year town got the chance to measure up against other green crusaders in an effort to win the Georgetown University Energy Prize. While the victor will be announced in December (Aspen is currently in third place), the numbers show that town is already winning when it comes to energy savings. $5,000 , 000 735,882 412 THAT'S THE PRIZE MONEY ON THE LINE— AWARDED TO ONE COMMUNITY IN 2017. THERMS OF RESIDENTIAL NATURAL GAS WERE SAVED BY INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN ASPEN HOMES IN 2015. ...WHICH IS EQUAL TO: YEARS DEDICATED TO RETHINKING ENERGY USE AND IMPLEMENTING CREATIVE EFFICIENCY STRATEGIES IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN ASPEN ENERGY CHALLENGE STAFF AND DEDICATED RESIDENTS. 1,000 THE NUMBER OF ENERGY-SAVING LED LIGHTBULBS THE CITY'S ASPEN ENERGY CHALLENGE IS PROVIDING AT NO CHARGE TO ASPEN RESIDENTS. Communities nationwide that are competing in the Georgetown University Energy Prize to develop a cleaner, more efficient energy future. NUMBER OF HOME ENERGY ASSESSMENTS THE ASPEN ENERGY CHALLENGE IS PROVIDING AT NO CHARGE. HOMES' ENERGY USE FOR ONE YEAR. SPACE GREEN THUMB