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Author
Publisher
Colorado Energy Office
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In 2009, The Governor's Energy Office (GEO)1 received an American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) allocation of $49,222,000 through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) State Energy Program (SEP). The DOE stated goals for the SEP-ARRA grant were: to increase energy efficiency to reduce energy costs and consumption for consumers, businesses and government reduce the U.S. reliance on imported energy; improve the reliability of electricity and...
Author
Publisher
Colorado Energy Office
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 appropriated money to the Department of Energy (DOE) to utilize the funding to encourage the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The Colorado Governor's Energy Office (GEO) was a state agency responsible for utilizing and distributing ARRA funds in Colorado. The main purpose of this Project was to evaluate the gross and net impact energy savings associated with...
Publisher
Western Water Assessment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Colorado's climate has warmed in recent decades, and climate models unanimously project this warming trend will continue into the future. Colorado experiences numerous climate related disasters, such as floods, droughts and wildfires, which will continue to occur in the future and pose serious hazards to public safety and the economy, regardless of the rate at which the climate warms. Key vulnerabilities are defined as "those aspects of the state's...
Publisher
Colorado Energy Office
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Colorado Energy Office's ReCharge Colorado Program works to advance the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). The ReCharge Colorado program delivers EV and EV charging infrastructure coaching services to every county in the state of Colorado. The objective of ReCharge Colorado is to increase adoption of EVs and installation of EV charging infrastructure in Colorado.
Author
Publisher
Colorado Energy Office
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This report is the final phase of a Colorado Energy Office (CEO) project that focuses on energy opportunities in the State of Colorado's agricultural sector. In Colorado, agriculture is a $7.3 billion industry with direct energy expenses of more than $400 million annually. Within this sector, there are a number of opportunities for achieving greater energy efficiency and implementing renewable energy systems.
Publisher
Colorado Energy Office
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The State of Colorado has identified the use of cleaner transportation fuels as a priority to promote energy security, environmental stewardship, job creation, and low consumer costs. As part of that effort, the State has specifically identified natural gas as a viable, low-cost alternative to gasoline and diesel. The nation's energy future is improved with the use of natural gas because it is more affordable, better for the environment, and reduces...
Publisher
PSE Healthy Energy
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Energy affordability is commonly quantified in terms of energy cost burden--the percentage of household income spent on residential energy needs. These can include electricity, gas, and fuels such as propane or biomass. As a metric, energy cost burden helps us visualize energy affordability. Energy cost burden is also a key driver of energy insecurity, defined as the inability of a household to meet their basic energy needs.
Publisher
Colorado Energy Office
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
In spring 2014, working with a broad group of government, industry, and utility partners, CEO launched the Colorado Dairy and Irrigation Efficiency Pilot to help make achieving energy efficiency easy for Colorado producers. The pilot was designed to address the barriers that prevent producers from investing in energy efficiency by bringing existing resources and partners together and leveraging new funding and a turnkey approach.
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