Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP)

PUC finalizes plans to push natural gas out of Colorado home heating to hit 100% decarbonization Colorado officials are making another major push toward electrification of home heating and deep cuts to carbon from natural gas, despite consumer cost concerns and the Trump administration’s attempt ...

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Today is #GivingTuesday and, if you're like us, you know we're living in a climate emergency. 🌎 SWEEP appreciates any donation that helps us make more progress on cleaning our air, saving on energy, and helping Southwest communities. THANK YOU! swenergy.org/donate

Colorado opens program offering up to $14,000 per household for heat pumps, stoves and home energy upgrades Here’s who qualifies the discounts and how to get them.

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SWEEP’s Housing Forward Colorado campaign is seeking a Contract Organizer to help expand and diversify grassroots support for pro-housing reforms in Denver and other communities along the Front Range. JOIN US! swenergy.org/jobs

These groups will challenge APS' requested rate hike. Here's why More than two dozen parties will seek to challenge a rate hike sought by Arizona Public Service Co., per filings with state utility regulators.

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With your @coloradogives.bsky.social donation, we can continue tackling the challenges ahead, driving impactful solutions for a cleaner, healthier, and more equitable Colorado. THANK YOU! coloradogives.org/SouthwestEnergyEfficiencyProject

States are struggling to distribute federal utility relief funds. The shutdown makes it worse Parts of Arizona are starting to see temperatures dip, but with the federal government shutdown, home heating assistance money is not available.

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Nevada program helps families cut energy costs through home efficiency upgrades Nevada’s weatherization program helps families save on utilities by improving home energy efficiency.

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Basalt Council hears public comment urging adoption of building electrification codes Tuesday's Basalt Town Council meeting public comment session went a little differently than usual, as pointed out by some of the councilors at the meeting. Several individuals from the valley spoke to...

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How the demand for power and data centers impact the American West Pt 2 Just east of Reno, Nevada, sits what some say is the largest support system for artificial intelligence on Earth. It’s a data center hub that’s going to be about 1-and-a-half-times larger than the cit...

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SWEEP utility workshop 2025. People meet, greet, learn, and inspire. 🌎⚡️🚙

Save the date for #HPWHDay on October 23rd!
🚨 Join us for the fourth annual Heat Pump Water Heater Day to celebrate the greatest hot water machine ever assembled! 🕵️‍♂️🛠️💧It’s an entire day dedicated to residential and commercial HPWHs.

Colorado unlocks federal funding to build electric vehicle chargers along highways The Trump Administration blocked funding for the $5 billion federal charging program last February.

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An Open Letter Rejecting Presidential Attacks on Nonprofit Organizations Human Rights Watch stands with civil society and signed this letter, alongside more than 3700 other organizations, condemning the Trump administration’s attacks.

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States Boost Building Energy Codes and New Homes Keep Rising The data are clear: stronger energy codes are not slowing down new home construction

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Two Denver suburbs take different paths as residents face housing crunch: ‘We can manage it, but just barely’ “We are not anti-growth. We are not anti-affordable housing. We just don’t want duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes imposed on us,” says one backer of Littleton’s anti-densit…

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Colorado steps into federal gap with boosted cash-for-clunkers EV incentives Colorado is boosting its cash-for-clunkers EV trade-in program as a key federal subsidy for EVs drops off.

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#EEDay2025 lands in a tough moment. The Admin cut many tools that help families & businesses save energy & money. In the Southwest, cities, state energy offices, utilities, advocates, & partners are still getting the work done. swenergy.org/energy-efficiency-day-2025-southwest-forges-ahead-amid-cuts

Recalibrating Colorado's Transportation System Expanding transportation options, improving safety, and fixing our existing system

In 2025, Colorado will decide how to spend tens of billions of dollars in transportation funding over the next decade. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f468...

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New Mexico communities! We have got energy efficiency funding for you!

This is state funding, not federal. It will not get yanked away. Go get efficient energy for your folks who need it most!

Colorado launches new building code designed to encourage efficient, all-electric homes Critics, meanwhile, warn the regulations could make housing even less affordable across Colorado.

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New post about how bulk transit passes are incredibly affordable and pair nicely with new parking reform and TOD laws.

New tools in SB25-161 expand this program - let's use them!

Written with James Flattum from @greatdentransit.bsky.social

Ball Arena, Flash Launch Denver?s Largest Public EV Charging Hub Ball Arena, in partnership with Flash, has launched Denver?s single largest electric vehicle charging installation. The new public EV charging hub at Kroenke Sports & Entertain...

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Calling all NM local+tribal governments:
The Community Energy Efficiency Development (CEED) program has $15 million to fund #energyefficiency projects in underserved communities that reduce energy use, lower utility bills, and cut pollution. Apply by 9/25. emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/ceed

New "State of the Climate" report delivers sobering and stunning data One takeaway is that it's not (just) the heat, but the humidity, with multiple humidity indicators setting new marks.

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