Since 2009, EEA has helped its customers understand and potentially reduce their electricity usage with the use of Kill A Watt™ electricity usage monitors.  Participating libraries located in Monticello, UT, Cortez, Mancos, Dolores, and Dove Creek, have a limited number of Kill A Watt™ monitors available for loan, similar to checking out a book or video.

These plug-in energy monitors are leaving the shelves at public libraries to help assess how efficient appliances really are. The monitor comes with basic instructions and some helpful hints from library personnel. It displays the power consumption in kilowatt-hours which is how EEA reports energy usage on customers' monthly bills and can assist in household budgeting.

This program provides a “no cost” way to reduce energy usage and identify the real energy abusers. Customers are reporting that they "unplug appliances when not in use to save energy."

EEA  will discontinue our recycling of household compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) beginning June 1, 2025. The transition away from CFL lights to LEDs has seen a marked decrease in the number of CFLs EEA members have brought in to recycle. If you need recycle fluorescent tubes or CFLs, the Montezuma County Landfill will recycle them for a fee.