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Fort Collins Utilities’ 2009 Energy Policy

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Fort Collins’ City Council adopted the 2009 Energy Policy (PDF 63KB).

Primary Goals:

  • Provide highly reliable electric service;
  • Support the community’s carbon emissions goal of reducing the City’s carbon footprint 20% below 2005 levels by 2020 and 80% by 2050;
  • Enhance local economic health; and
  • Continue collaboration with Platte River Power Authority and member Cities.

Expected Outcomes and Benefits:

  • Continued high electric system reliability;
  • Modernization of electric metering system;
  • Long-term asset management of electric distribution system;
  • Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from efficiency, conservation and renewable energy;
  • Affordable electric bills, through competitive rates, efficiency and conservation;
  • Local economic benefits of a healthy municipal utility, high reliability, affordability and investments in efficiency and renewable energy; and
  • Prioritized decision making to target energy efficiency, local investments and electric system reliability.

Fort Collins Utilities provides an Annual Update (PDF 158KB) report to City Council summarizing progress toward the Energy Policy goals.

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