Longmont

In regards to willingness to pay for renewable and efficiency programs, the 2010 City of Longmont Customer Service Satisfaction Survey found that, 

"two-thirds of Longmont residents would pay something. About a third reported that they 

did not want any additional costs per month on their monthly electric bill. Few (15%) would pay 

$5 or more per month, 3 in 10 would pay $1 to $5 and about a quarter would pay less than $1 per 

month."

Despite this obvious desire for programs to help customers become more sustainable, Mayor Coombs' perspective is that "City government should lead this effort by example", he goes on to say how city buildings can become more efficient, but nothing about how to help the citizens.  Longmont Power and Communication (LPC) offers some services to help (maybe a decent energy assessment program), but not much more than links to outside programs.  To help with the financing of efficiency measures the Longmont website directs you to the now defunct Residential ClimateSmart Loan Program run by Boulder County.  This program hasn't been available since June 2010.  This makes me wonder how serious the utility can be about the results of their survey.

Call LPC and ask them what assistance is available to help you finance expensive energy improvements to your home or business. They will be happy to talk to you and offer you some small rebates and lightbulbs, but when it comes to financing a new furnace, insulation, weatherization, or other higher dollar items, they are unable to assist.  Ask them to go to cforse.org and check out the on-bill financing information, and consider a similar program for Longmont.

LPC phone # (303) 651- 8386

Comments

[Fred Kirsch]

I emailed LPC Director Tom Roiniotis a few days ago asking what LPC has done or plans to do in response to their survey results. I haven't heard back from him yet. I have not been able to identify any actions they have taken over the past year that would suggest a response.

[cforse]

Tom did email me back today and so did Deborah Cameron, Customer Services and Marketing Manager. The city has done nothing in response to the survey and does not any specific plans to act upon the survey's results.

How much money dod the city spend on a survey that they are going to ignore?

Please call the Mayor and ask what the city will do in response to the 2010 Willingness to Pay for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy survey. 303-651-8649