Environmental Action Plans
Summit Community Climate Action Plan
In April 2019, Frisco Town Council adopted the 2019 Summit Community Climate Action Plan through a resolution. The Plan is the product of the Summit Climate Action Collaborative, a group of communities, businesses and organizations who funded and provided input on the plan. In addition to helping Frisco fulfill its own sustainability goals, the Climate Action Plan helps the Town meet our Compact for Colorado Communities commitments, which Frisco signed on to in September 2017. The Plan sets overall goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Summit County 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050, outlining these key priorities:
- Renewable Energy: Reduce emissions from electricity use 100% by 2035
- Building Energy: Reduce emissions from building energy use 21% by 2030 and 36% by 2050
- Transportation: Reduce emissions from transportation 25% by 2030 and 91% by 2050
- Waste: Reduce emissions from waste 50% by 2030 and 90% by 2050
- Forest: Maintain forest cover in Summit County and improve forest resilience
Frisco Community Action & Resiliency Plan
The Town of Frisco is developing its first-ever Community Action and Resiliency Plan to support community resilience and adaptation through climate education, policy, programs, and infrastructure. The Town is creating the plan based on community input, best practices, and technical analysis. The Plan will offer a Frisco-specific roadmap that will serve as a guide for the next five years, building upon the 2019 Summit Community Climate Action Plan.
Project Introduction
In 2019, Frisco Town Council adopted the Summit Community Climate Action Plan (CAP) which has five focus areas that have led both Frisco and the community’s sustainability efforts throughout the last five years: renewable energy, building energy, transportation, waste, and forests. While these principles are still applicable, a lot has changed since 2019, and it is time to reevaluate the community’s goals and priorities and develop a plan that is more specific to Frisco. Additionally, several other sustainability and environmental plans have been developed since adoption of the Community CAP, including an EV Readiness Plan, Climate Equity Plan, and Town of Frisco Energy Action Plan.
In March 2024, the Town entered into an agreement with Iconergy to develop and complete the first Frisco specific climate action plan, the Frisco Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP). A climate action and resilience plan can be leveraged as a long-range planning tool to guide town wide policy and decision-making. The Town recognizes that an updated plan, which includes strategies and goals from more recent plans while looking to the future with creative, new strategies for Frisco specifically, will better guide the Town in decision making. Also, the Town of Frisco has received a grant award from Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) to do this Frisco specific plan.
Climate Action & Resiliency Community Survey
The Town is creating the Frisco Climate Action and Resiliency Plan based on feedback from the community, best practices, and technical analysis. The first step in determining the goals and priorities for the CARP was to gather community input through a survey that closed on July 23, 2024. Next steps included two community workshops to provide feedback which will help shape the future of Frisco’s climate action plan. Those workshops took place on:
- Tuesday, August 27, 12:00 – 1:30pm – Virtual
- Monday, September 23, 5:30 – 7:00pm – Bilingual Spanish and English – at the Old Frisco Community Center at 110 3rd Avenue in Frisco
Workshop topics:
- Climate-related perceptions, priorities, and concerns
- Perspectives on climate-related Town priorities
- Barriers and motivators to taking climate action
- Opportunities to address challenges
Energy Action Plan
In October 2022, the Town of Frisco adopted an Energy Action Plan through Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy with a vision, goal, and strategies to guide Frisco towards a renewable future. The Plan supports the Town’s existing resolution to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035, and our support of the Summit Community Climate Action Plan. During this 7-month process, the Energy Action Team selected four focus areas to prioritize strategies and resources: residents, businesses & institutions, municipal facilities, and regional partnerships. The team identified several strategies to include education, outreach, support, expanded rebates, and expansion of the Solarize Summit program to meet energy goals.