The BCCCC is a voluntary program open to all cannabis cultivators enrolled in Boulder County’s EIOF.
The certification process helps organizations to create meaningful reductions in energy consumption and carbon emissions over three years using the program’s certification standards. These standards include:
- Energy Assessment – a third-party energy audit of the company’s facility is conducted to establish energy use baselines and identify potential improvements.
- Energy Monitoring and Metrics – cultivators implement an energy tracking system that establishes a baseline, indicates success of efficiency improvements, and allows for future forecasting. Cultivators then use this data top calculate energy consumption benchmarks and use that information to improve the efficiency of certain processes.
- Energy Optimization Goals – cultivators establish carbon reduction targets and track progress.
- A Low Carbon Policy – ensuring that company values and intentions align with a commitment to carbon reduction.
These steps are used to develop a final cultivation plan, which is designed to improve operational efficiency across all cultivation systems.
