SNEFFELS ENERGY BOARD
SNEFFELS ENERGY BOARD
Recognizing the power of collaboration, EcoAction Partners formed the Sneffels Energy Board in 2009 to address sustainability at a regional level. Specifically, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and consumption of valuable natural resources in the region through coordinated community engagement, project implementation, and policy change at both local and state levels.
How it Works
The Sneffels Energy Board brings together local leaders to collaborate on setting and accomplishing regional sustainability goals. Partners of the board meet quarterly to share information, experiences, design successful regional programs, identify new opportunities, and analyze progress. Advantages of this regional approach include a stronger voice to influence political change, greater leverage for grants, ability to address regional challenges together and improved sharing of best practices.
Participating Partners
EcoAction coordinates the Sneffels Energy Board with government and staff representatives from San Miguel and Ouray counties, the towns of Telluride, Mountain Village, Ophir, Norwood, Ridgway and the City of Ouray as well as utility partners, San Miguel Power Association, Black Hills Energy and citizen group representatives.
Regional GHG Inventory
EcoAction Partners along with regional leaders, tracks greenhouse gas emissions, sets goals and coordinates actions.
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Regional Climate Action Plan
Update to the 2010 Sustainability Action Plan can be found here.
Team GOLD (Goal of Less Dependency)
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) Energizing Rural Communities Prize challenged individuals and organizations to develop partnership and financing strategies to support efforts in rural or remote communities to improve their energy systems and advance clean energy demonstration projects.
In response the Silverton Goal of Less Dependency (GOLD) project formed a public-private-utility partnership to bring energy security, resiliency, sustainability, and modernization to the remote and rural Town of Silverton, in San Juan County, Colorado. The GOLD project is enabling the historic mining community to transition to the new clean energy future while creating a more resilient environment, economy, and community. The Town of Silverton is partnering with San Miguel Power Association, San Juan County, and EcoAction Partners to pursue this goal.