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Building the Future: City Council approves 2026 budget

The approved $2.2 billion budget, a 23% increase compared to 2025, supports critical infrastructure investments across all four services. The approved $2.2 billion budget, a 23% increase compared to 2025, supports...

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Local oversight of our Clean Heat Plan

While the State of Colorado has imposed mandates on natural gas distribution utilities, we support our customers’ right to choose natural... While the State of Colorado has imposed mandates on natural gas distribution...

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Natural gas agreement locks in lower prices

Colorado Springs Utilities has secured a long-term deal that will save our customers millions of dollars on natural gas over the next 30... Colorado Springs Utilities has secured a long-term deal that will save our...

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Carbon monoxide: Your safety checklist

Use this essential checklist to install, test, and maintain your CO alarms and fuel-burning appliances. Protect your family from the silent... Use this essential checklist to install, test, and maintain your CO alarms and...

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Building the Future: City Council approves 2026 budget

The approved $2.2 billion budget, a 23% increase compared to 2025, supports critical infrastructure investments across all four services. The approved $2.2 billion budget, a 23% increase compared to 2025, supports...

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Electric and natural gas fuel rate changes

On June 24, City Council approved changes to four different fuel-related rates. The new rates are effective July 1, 2025. On June 24, City Council approved changes to four different fuel-related rates....

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Our energy future and the five-year financial plan

The needs for the energy future that we shared with our community to support the 2025 budget and five-year rate case have not diminished. The needs for the energy future that we shared with our community to support...

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Horizon Utility Campus - ensuring reliability with cleaner energy

Introducing the Horizon Utility Campus and 400 megawatts of new natural gas-fueled generation. Introducing the Horizon Utility Campus and 400 megawatts of new natural...

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Changes to natural gas fuel rates

City Council unanimously approved an increase to the natural gas fuel rates in response to the projected rise in natural gas prices this... City Council unanimously approved an increase to the natural gas fuel rates in...

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From the CEO - Why we support designating nuclear as clean energy

From the CEO - why we support legislation that designates nuclear as a clean energy resource. From the CEO - why we support legislation that designates nuclear as a clean...

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From the CEO - Adjusting our energy transition to manage costs

Recent developments related to power purchase agreements for renewable energy and transmission line capacity are shifting our energy... Recent developments related to power purchase agreements for renewable energy...

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