Yampa Valley Partners received a grant from the Governor’s Energy office to promote GEO programs, financing options and facilitate a region wide energy plan with key community members in the tri-county area. 

The Northwest Colorado Energy Steering Committee has chosen their own name and will create our regional energy plan.  Representatives have been selected from cities, towns, counties, workforce development, business, economic development, utilities, higher education and non-profits.  Please feel free to contact any of the committee members to give your input on energy efficiency in the valley and what you would like to see in the plan.  The current committee members are:

Moffat County Commissioner Audrey Danner, City of Craig: Ray Beck and Terry Carwile, City Council, Jim Ferree, City Manager

Rio Blanco County: Commissioner Kai Turner, Pat Hooker, County manager

Town of Meeker: Sharon Day, Town Manager, Town of Rangely: Peter Brixius, Town Manager

Routt County: Tim Winter, Facilities Manager, Tom Sullivan, County Manager, City of Steamboat Springs: Meg Bentley, City Council Member, Wendy DuBord, Deputy Manager, Town of Hayden, Russ Martin, Town Manager

Yampa/Oak Creek   TBA

Higher Education CMC - TBA, Gene Bilodeau, CNCC 

Utility Companies: Dick Welle, White River Electric Association, Jim Chappell, Yampa Valley Electric Association

Business: Susan Holland, President Emerald Mountain, TBA, Hayden Plant

Non-Profit: Angela Ashby, President of Yampa Valley Sustainability Council

Workforce Development Linda Dill, Craig Workforce: Labor & Employment Specialist

Economic Development Richard Beason, Director of Craig Moffat Economic Development Council

Work has begun on the Northwest Colorado Energy Steering Committee to create a mission and vision that will guide our work.  Here is our  draft mission statement.

The mission of Northwest Colorado Energy Steering Committee (NCESC) is to educate, communicate and promote sustainable and energy efficient practices so that our tri-county area will utilize our resources effectively and benefit our local economies.

In our next meeting in July we will start working on our strategies and  goals.  Please send us your input.  Meanwhile please check out www.rechargecolorado.com

Kate Nowak is the regional Community Energy Coordinator for the area as well as the executive director for Yampa Valley Partners.  Contact Kate with questions at Kate@yampavalleypartners.com