Fort Collins Electric Energy Supply Policy

Fort Collins City Council adopted the Electric Energy Supply Policy in March 2003. The primary objectives of the policy are to maintain high system reliability, maintain competitive electric rates and reduce the environmental impact of electricity generation. Specific efficiency and conservation targets are to reduce per capita electric consumption 10 percent and per capita peak day electric demand 15 percent by the year 2012. Renewable energy use is targeted to increase to 2 percent in 2004 and 15 percent by 2017.

The Council expects the Energy Policy (pdf) to provide a variety of continuing benefits to Fort Collins citizens, including:

• Reduced energy bills from eliminating energy waste and increasing efficiency.
• Delayed investment in new power plants.
• Local economic development from redirected energy cost savings.
• Cleaner air and reduced global warming potential.
• Continued high reliability and competitive electric rates.

Fort Collins Utilities proposes to provide a wide array of energy programs and services to help customers manage their energy use and reduce bills. Energy services and programs will be developed for residential, commercial and industrial sectors such that all customers can participate.

• Fort Collins Electric Energy Supply Policy (PDF 47KB)