HOMEOWNERS & TENANTS

Everyone wants a safe and comfortable home, and everyone wants to save money on utility bills.

 

CLEER’s energy consulting services help homeowners and tenants make smart decisions about projects that improve comfort, save money and help lower our impact on climate change. CLEER provides these services under contracts with energy utilities and local governments seeking to help their customers or constituents. Private donations towards this work would allow CLEER to expand these programs to more communities and more households.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Energy efficiency upgrades are the most cost-effective way for households to save energy. Even renters can benefit from high-return efficiency upgrades.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

Depending on the electric utility, households can choose on-site solar or invest in community solar. CLEER helps families make the right decision that fits their energy use and budget.

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INCOME-QUALIFIED HOUSEHOLDS

CLEER manages the CARE program in Garfield County. Dozens of families enjoy more comfort in their homes thanks to free energy efficiency upgrades.

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FREE SERVICES IN GARFIELD COUNTY

Free energy consulting for energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades offered by CLEER through Garfield Clean Energy.

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FREE UPGRADES FOR INCOME-QUALIFIED FAMILIES

Learn how income-qualified homeowners and tenants in Garfield County can enroll in the CARE program.

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CLEER MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR FAMILIES

CLEER’s residential programs, offered through Garfield Clean Energy and CARE, have helped hundreds of families enjoy more safe and comfortable homes, as well as lower utility costs. You can help CLEER serve more families.

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Income-Qualified Households

In 2015, CLEER initiated a conversation with Denver-based Energy Outreach Colorado to offer a pilot program of free energy efficiency upgrades for income-qualified households in Garfield County. Building on that success, Energy Outreach Colorado now offers the CARE program in 22 rural Colorado counties.

CLEER continues to manage CARE in Garfield County. Dozens of families from Battlement Mesa and Parachute to Carbondale, homeowners and tenants, enjoy more comfort in their homes thanks to energy efficiency upgrades.

Our services through the CARE program include:

  • Assisting families and seniors in applying for the program, using forms in English or Spanish.
  • Providing free home energy assessments, including a blower-door test, along with quick-fix upgrades such as LED light bulbs, water heater wraps and faucet aerators.
  • Developing a list of needed home energy improvements, and lining up local contractors to complete upgrades such as insulation, air sealing, window and door repairs or replacement, high-efficiency refrigerators, and furnace tune-ups.
  • Identifying life safety problems, such as improperly vented furnaces or water heaters, and arranging for repairs.

CLEER’s clients and partners in serving households

  • Garfield Clean Energy
  • Holy Cross Energy
  • Glenwood Springs Electric
  • Energy Outreach Colorado
  • Northwest Colorado Council of Governments
  • CORE: Community Office for Resource Efficiency