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Colorado Springs Utilities

Partner of the Year — Energy Efficient Program Delivery
Colorado Springs Utilities
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs Utilities is a community-owned organization that provides natural gas, electricity, water, and wastewater services. Colorado Springs Utilities is receiving ENERGY STAR recognition for outstanding efforts to improve the energy efficiency of new residential construction in the Colorado Springs market. The program goal is to achieve electric and natural gas savings by transforming the market for ENERGY STAR qualified homes using a phased approach. The company's accomplishments include:

  • Exceeding its goal of 230 MWh of energy savings in 2007 by 18 percent, qualifying 190 homes and achieving 274 MWh of energy savings.
  • Experiencing an impressive 400 percent increase in builder partners since 2005, from 4 to 21, due to aggressive recruitment efforts.
  • Increasing the market penetration rate of ENERGY STAR qualified homes in the Colorado Springs Utilities' service territory from 2.4 percent in 2005 to 11.2 percent in 2007.