Climate Wise - Progress and Results to Date

Annual Report

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Data

Cost Savings

Annual cost savings for partners exceeded $13 million in 2010. Since the program's inception, cumulative savings to partners are nearly $39 million.

Did you Know?

Climate Wise partners reduced 136,000 tons CO₂e in 2010, which is approximately equivalent to:

• 12 million trees planted
• A reduction of 1,800,000 round trip vehicle trips between Fort Collins and Denver
• A reduction of 160,000 roundtrip airline flights from Denver to New York City
• Removing 21,000 vehicles from the road this year
• Taking 414,000 60-Watt light bulbs — in use 24 hours a day — out of service

Measures that Matter

Water Conservation

Cumulative savings since the year 2000: over 6 billion gallons
Approximately equivalent to:

• The annual water use of 101,000 homes
• Having to fill City Park pool 30,000 times

Electrical Energy

• Cumulative savings since the year 2000: 480,000,600 kWh
• Approximately equivalent to the annual energy use of 43,000 homes

Natural Gas Energy

• Cumulative savings since the year 2000: 12 million therms
• Approximately equivalent to the annual natural gas use of 17,000 homes

Material Diverted from Landfill by Reduction, Reuse, or Recycling

• Cumulative savings since the year 2000: 170,000 tons
• Approximately equivalent in weight to 12,000 Transfort city buses

Partnership Demographics

Partners in the program employ nearly 33,243 people ranging from small one-employee businesses to Colorado State University, the largest employer in Northern Colorado.