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A sustainable community is a desirable place to live, work, visit and play. At the core, sustainability is about creating an economically strong, socially vibrant, and environmentally healthy community for current and future generations. 

Join your neighbors in making Westminster a desirable place to live and play through accessing the variety of resources below. In each section, you'll find tips and links that provide information to simplify the adoption of sustainable actions, and in some cases, offer rebates and financing. 

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  • Solar
  • Sustainability Center
  • Sustainability for Businesses
  • Resident Resources and Rebates
  • What the City is Doing

Save Money, Live Better:

Residential Tax Credits And Rebates: Energy Efficiency, Solar, EVs, And More!IRA_Home_Benefits

Follow the three steps below to learn how you or your family can save on utility bills, get support to purchase energy-saving appliances, electric vehicles, and access the economic opportunities of the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) tax credits and rebates!

  1. Sign-up to receive news updates 

  2. Calculate how much money you could receive 

  3. Explore Tax Credits and Rebates

Next, dive deeper with the following resources: 

Are you a business, non-profit, or educational institution? Learn about your tax credits and rebates opportunities here!


Zero Fare for Youth: September 2023 - August 2024 Zero_Fare_Youth_Email_Banner__pack_English

Youth 19 and younger can just hop on board any and all RTD services. 

To ride at no cost as part of this program, youth must be prepared to show one of the following pieces of information: current school ID, valid government-issued ID, alien registration/permanent resident card, Military ID/dependent card with DOB, RTD-issued youth special discount card.

Learn more here!

 

Sustainability News

Highlights from progress on the Sustainability Plan:

Since the Sustainability Plan was adopted in 2020, the City has made great strides in implementing the strategies and achieving targets. Learn more about our progress and read the Sustainability Plan Report (2023) 


Congratulations to Growing Home--2023 SAGE Sustainable Business of the Year! 

The 2023 Sustainable Business of the Year Award was awarded to Growing Home.  Growing Home, in partnership with the community, advances equity in food, housing, parenting education, and lifelong stability to create lasting change for the future. They also envision a thriving, healthy, and equitable community for all.  

So why was Growing Home chosen as the SAGE Sustainable Business of the Year? They stood out among SAGE businesses in the following ways:

  • They’ve improved their daily operations by starting a compost service and have upgraded to high efficiency appliances
  • They’re encouraging food security and local agriculture through the maintenance of a community garden
  • They’re partnering with the City on a pilot program to provide air purifiers to residents in an effort to address air quality and respiratory health concerns
  • And they are a two-time SAGE Accelerator Grant recipient 

Learn more about Growing Home