
The Town of Frisco has long shown thoughtfulness around sustainability issues and expressed this through efforts such as zero waste events, installing solar on Town buildings, the purchase of hybrid town vehicles and more. In their 2019-2020 Strategic Plan, Frisco Town Council committed to doing even more to collaboratively protect and sustain our treasured environment by ensuring that new development achieves a balance between the natural and built environment and implementing initiatives to address climate change and protect our vibrant mountain resources.
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 allowing Frisco to help fulfill its own sustainability goals, the Climate Action Plan project was intended to help the Town meet its Compact for Colorado Communities commitments, which Frisco signed on to in September 2017. The Plan sets overall goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Summit County 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050, and outlines key priorities:
The Town of Frisco works closely with High Country Conservation Center (HC3) and Xcel Energy to conserve energy resources and move towards a renewable energy future. To build on these efforts, the Town developed an Energy Action Plan through Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy with an energy vision, goal, and strategies to guide Town staff, residents, and businesses. This Energy Action Plan supports the Town’s existing resolution to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035 and its support of the 2019 Summit Community Climate Action Plan. In addition to plan development, the two-year program is designed to support Frisco in motivating action, tracking progress, and celebrating and promoting successes. This plan also offers opportunities for Frisco to leverage additional resources, identify cost savings, support economic development, and save energy. The Energy Action team selected four focus areas to prioritize strategies and resources: residents, businesses & institutions, municipal facilities, and regional partnerships. The team also identified several strategies to include education, outreach, support, expanded rebates, and expansion of the Solarize Summit program to meet energy goals.
Save your energy for the mountains and check out the programs offered by the Town of Frisco, HC3, and Xcel Energy that can help you save money!
Frisco residents and businesses are eligible to participate in the Solarize Summit program to receive up to $1,800 in rebates for installing solar energy systems through this program. More information for 2023 is coming soon, and a waitlist signup for 2023 is available.
Not ready for a solar installation? Homeowners, renters, and business can still benefit from solar and wind energy by signing up for solar or wind subscriptions and save money on their Xcel energy bill!
The Town of Frisco is committed to protecting the quantity and quality of our water, and offers several programs that empower and incentivize Frisco residents and businesses to conserve water and lower their water bill.
In an ongoing effort to transition to and encourage use of electric vehicles, the Town of Frisco added two new dual-port electric vehicle charging stations on 3rd Avenue between Main Street and Granite Street for a total of five dual-port charging stations. In addition to the new and existing EV chargers on 3rd Avenue, there are EV chargers at the Frisco Bay Marina by the playground and at the Frisco Adventure Day Lodge. Frisco was awarded a grant from Charge Ahead Colorado to install the multi-port stations.