ASPEN — Applying energy-mitigation money to a proposed greenhouse at Aspen’s Cozy Point Ranch passed muster with Pitkin County commissioners Tuesday, but allocating dollars for spin bikes that generate power did not.
The two proposals were among a dozen that went to commissioners during their annual review of grants from the Renewable Energy Mitigation Program, or REMP, which collects money from development that exceeds an energy budget established in the city of Aspen and county building codes. The funds are allocated to other efforts that reduce energy use or promote the use of renewable resources.
For example, a property owner who installs a heated driveway must either offset that energy use with other measures on the property or pay a REMP fee.
The local Community Office for Resource Efficiency’s board of directors, with the help of a citizen advisory group, winnowed a list of 19 applications for $1.2 million down to 12 recommended efforts totaling $308,838. Formal county approval will come later (the Aspen City Council also must approve the expenditures), but county commissioners gave each proposal a critical look Tuesday.
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