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| The concept of incorporating renewable energy in our resource portfolio is not new. One of our ruling guidelines, Ends Policy E-1-2.2 states, “The community will receive a portion of its electric needs from renewable sources and be educated on renewable energy technologies." Renewable energy can take many forms, including: - Wind
- Solar (photovoltaic)
- Biomass (wood waste, forest thinnings, digester gas)
- Hydropower (water)
Colorado Springs Utilities is going beyond the minimum requirements of Amendment 37 by offering customers rebates and special buyback rates, or net metering, for customer-owned solar energy systems. Launched in January 2006, the Renewable Energy Rebate Program (RERP) is the first solar electric rebate program to be offered in Colorado since the late 1990s. |
