This January: Setting Goals & Embracing Challenges
This January: Setting Goals & Embracing Challenges
As we begin a new year, I am embracing challenges as opportunities. Our goals are ambitious, and our team is prepared:
- Increase emissions reduction impact by 20% over 2025
- Continue to award at least 40% of our incentives to under-resourced members of our community
- Build stronger regional partnerships to unlock greater impact and funding opportunities
- Deliver expert energy advising backed by grants and rebates for all community members
- Continue to increase philanthropic support to ensure sustainable growth
My commitment remains unwavering: making climate solutions accessible to everyone in our region. Thank you for your partnership in this vital work. Together, we empower our local communities to embrace energy efficiency and electrification, creating a healthier environment for all.
Sincerely,
Welcome to the Team: Sam Johnston
Meet CORE's newest Energy Concierge for residential programs! Sam Johnston is a Basalt native and recent CU Boulder graduate with degrees in Environmental Studies and Sociology. Sam brings deep community roots and fresh passion to CORE. In her role, she will help local residents navigate home energy upgrades, electrification, and rebate programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. When Sam's not making energy efficiency accessible for our neighbors, you'll find her skiing Snowmass, baking, or hiking near Ruedi Reservoir.
Don't Let Your Heating Bills Melt Your Budget
If your heat is escaping, so is your money. Drafty homes and buildings and inefficient heating systems drive up bills and harm our mountain environment.
CORE can help with energy audits, insulation upgrades, heat pumps, and more. In 2026, homeowners can access up to $15,000 in rebates, while businesses qualify for up to $50,000.
Energy assessments are completely free for Community Priority Participants. Whether you rent or own, now's the perfect time to start saving!
Energy Spotlight: Old Snowmass Homeowners
Build Back After Fire
When a catastrophic fire destroyed Clint Coerdt and Kate Sartain's home in Old Snowmass, Colorado, they faced an impossible choice: leave the Roaring Fork Valley or rebuild in the shadow of devastating loss. Their new 3,400-square-foot home produces most of its own clean energy, eliminates fossil fuels entirely, and costs a fraction of typical homes to operate. What emerged from the ashes is a blueprint for resilient, all-electric mountain living, and it could inspire your own home energy transformation.
CORE CEO Joins ESC Board of Directors
Congratulations to CORE's CEO, Tara Stitzlein, on being appointed to the Energy Smart Colorado (ESC) Board of Directors! This appointment comes full circle: CORE was a founding partner of ESC 15 years ago. Today, ESC is a collaboration of community partners serving 20 Colorado counties, making energy efficiency improvements simple and affordable. Tara joins other regional climate leaders in guiding this vital organization that shares resources and builds capacity across Colorado's clean energy landscape.
Join CORE on February 1 at the Full Moon Dinner
Meet the CORE team at the Full Moon Dinner at Cliffhouse on February 1. Stop by our table and discover how we can partner on energy efficiency and electrification projects for your home or business. We'll have swag, flyers, and a fun game with prizes. Skin or hike up Buttermilk's Main route for this monthly celebration beneath the illuminated winter sky. Enjoy the cash bar, delicious dinner options, and live music from local musicians.
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