FortZED: Fort Collins, CO
State: Colorado
FortZED, located in downtown Fort Collins, CO is a set of active projects and initiatives, created by public-private partnerships, which uses Smart Grid and renewable energy technologies to achieve local power generation and energy demand management. Public power utility, Fort Collins Utilities is a founding member of the collaborative. FortZED's goal is to reach net zero and reduce peak demand by 20%-30%. The initiative has helped Fort Collins attract new clean energy businesses to town and is scalable and replicable model of economic development.
