Buildings use a lot of energy and release greenhouse gases (GHG) in Larimer County. You can find the community-wide GHG inventory results for the year 2022 at the bottom of our main page. 

Saving energy is an easy and cheap way to combat climate change according to The Office of Efficiency and Renewable Energy.  It can lower energy costs for consumers and make U.S. businesses more competitive. 

Energy-efficient homes and buildings can switch to renewable energy, which does not produce harmful substances. Have you thought about adding solar to your home? We have a page full of resources available on how the County can help you with next steps. 

To find out about health and environmental effects, go to the Larimer County Health, Well-Being, and Resilience Dashboard. 

Larimer County's Internal Climate and Sustainability Plan states a goal of reducing our impact on the environment while improving comfort and efficiency. We can do this through the way we use energy and water and generate waste. This can in turn improve the County's economic sustainability.

To reach this goal, we aim to cut County energy use emissions and are working on a long-term plan to improve energy efficiency and use renewable energy sources.