PRODUCT CONTENT LABEL (2015)
Fort Collins Utilities’ Green Energy Program
Green Energy costs an additional 2.4 cents per kWh, plus PILOTS1. Green Energy is sold in
blocks of 208 kWh, 417 kWh or 100% of electricity usage for residential customers; and in
blocks of 1,042 kWh or 100% of electricity usage for non-residential customers. Customers are
asked to sign a twelve-month agreement when signing up. The program requires a 30-day
termination process. The product consists of the following new renewable resources averaged
annually.
ENERGY RESOURCES2
POWER MIX
GENERATION LOCATION
ACTUAL3
PROJECTED4
Wind
9%
15%
Medicine Bow Energy - WY
Wind
39%
33%
Silver Sage Energy - WY
Wind
5%
Wind RECs
TOTAL
Limon Wind - CO
48%
52%
100%
100%
Oklahoma
With the purchase of renewable energy certificates (RECs), you are buying the renewable attributes (i.e. environmental
benefits) of a specific amount and type of renewable energy generation. The purchase of RECs helps offset
conventional electricity generation in the region where the renewable generator is located. The purchase also helps
build a market for renewable electricity and may have other local and global environmental benefits, including reducing
global emissions and regional air pollution. Fort Collins Utilities’ Green Energy Program is certified by Green-e® Energy,
which annually verifies Fort Collins’ purchase and use of these RECs toward the program. For more information, visit
green-e.org.
The average home in the United States uses 900 kWh per month.
1
PILOT: payment in lieu of taxes. With PILOTs Green Energy costs 2.544 cents per kWh.
2
Eligible 2014 renewables are generation facilities in operation on or after January 1, 2000. Eligible 2015 renewables
are generation facilities in operation on or after January 1, 2001. Green-e Energy also has agreed to certify the
renewable energy supply from the Medicine Bow Wind Project, which includes some turbines that began operation in
1998 and 1999.
3
These figures reflect the power that we have contracted to provide in 2014. Actual figures may vary according to
resource availability. We will annually report to you the actual resource mix of the electricity you purchased during the
preceding year. The mix above represents the resource makeup of the renewable electricity you have purchased from
Fort Collins Utilities. The remainder of your electricity, what you receive outside purchasing green energy, contained
the following mix of electricity resources: coal (73.2%), hydro (19.3%), renewables (4.4%), natural gas (.2%), Tariff
1 renewables – Spring Canyon (1.2%) and other (1.7%). The 4.4% renewables includes the renewables called for by
Fort Collins’ Energy Policy.
4
These figures reflect the power that we expect to generate in 2015. Actual figures may vary according to resource
availability. We will annually report to you the actual resource mix of the electricity you purchased during the
preceding year. The mix above represents the resource makeup of the renewable electricity you may receive from Fort
Collins Utilities. The remainder of your electricity, what you receive outside purchasing green energy, contains the
following mix of electricity resources: coal (61.8%), hydro (19.3%), renewables (4.3%), natural gas (.2%), Tariff 1
renewables – Spring Canyon (8.1%) and other (6.3%). The 4.3% renewables includes the renewables called for by
Fort Collins’ Energy Policy.
For specific information about this electricity product, contact Fort Collins Utilities at
(970) 221-6700 or fcgov.com/greenenergy.
Green-e® Energy certifies that Fort Collins Utilities’ Green Energy Program meets the
environmental and consumer protection standards established by the non-profit
Center for Resource Solutions. For more information on Green-e® Energy
certification, go to green-e.org.
(UPDATED 04/15)