Fort Collins ranks fifth in the nation for most Energy Star certified buildings in 2017 among mid-sized United States metropolitan areas. Certified buildings received a score of 75 or above which means they outperform 75% of similar buildings across the nation in energy use.

Benchmarking the energy performance of your buildings is a key first step to understanding and reducing energy consumption and your carbon footprint. All buildings can assess their energy performance, water efficiency, and carbon emissions using Portfolio Manager.

This report provides an update of 2016 activities and results related to the Fort Collins Utilites’ Energy Policy, adopted in 2015. The Energy Policy reflects our community’s values of reliability, safety, affordability, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction, pollution prevention and energy independence. It provides goals for the prioritization of decision making, programs and services related to the quantity of use, and the sources of energy for electricity, thermal end-uses and transportation.

An mpg-like rating for homes is here. For the first time in history, people can find out the expected energy use of any home in the U.S. This single piece of information conveys helpful insights including the expected cost of maintaining a home, the environmental impact of the home, and a proxy for how comfortable the home is likely to be.