The Town is participating in SMPA’s “Totally Green” program, paying an extra penny per kWh, which supplies us with 100% renewable energy for our entire municipal electric load. It’s a founding member of the Sneffels Energy Board and is actively engaged in its Regional Climate Action Plan. The Regional Plan has a dedicated appendix specific to Ridgway. The Town has formed a Sustainability Advisory Board made up of five volunteer Ridgway residents, as well as an ex-officio member from Town Council. This group has generated numerous work plan items that were approved as part of the Town’s annual budget and Strategic Plan process. Most notably, it is working on supporting the adoption of new model Solar and EV-Ready code updates and drafting a resolution to put before Town Council to establish a formal goal for the Town to go Net Zero for all town facilities by 2030. The Town recently adopted a new Green Street Sustainability Park Master Plan that will eventually see six solar arrays (the largest being a 200 kW  Community Solar Garden, owned and operated by the local electric co-op) and five smaller shade solar structures, including a carport with an EV charger.