Solar power keeps utility prices close to zero in one Basalt, CO community

KSJD | By Stephanie Maltarich

Published November 3, 2021 at 10:45 AM MDT

The state's first net-zero affordable housing project is in Basalt, Colorado.

Lining homes with solar panels is not usually what comes to mind when creating affordable housing projects in rural mountain communities. Yet, designing homes that can produce their own power is one way to keep utility bills close to zero. KVNF’s Stephanie Maltarich visited Basalt, Colorado to learn how one community collaboration created the first net-zero affordable housing project in the state.

This story is part of a collaboration between the Solutions Journalism Network and Rocky Mountain Community Radio highlighting affordable housing solutions across the Mountain West.

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