FortZED:
Growing to be the world’s largest active zero energy district
FortZED is a set of active projects and initiatives, created by public-private partnerships, which uses Smart Grid and renewable energy technologies to achieve local power generation and energy demand management.
Special Event: Monday, Sept. 13
Launch of the Community Energy Challenge
4-6 p.m. New Belgium Brewing Co's All Staff Room
Calling all community leaders, business owners, volunteers and supporters of the FortZED initiative. We're gearing up to launch the first grassroots outreach initiative in the FortZED district to educate, engage and empower residents to get involved.
Be one of the first to volunteer as a FortZED Ambassador, making you eligible to receive cool prizes and giveaways as you educate your neighbors on how they can help make this outreach effort an amazing success.
Space is limited, RSVP required, email Ariana@AtmosphereConservancy.org or call(970)377-2973.
Space is reserved on a first come, first served basis.
Spotlight
The FortZED Jump Start Project Starts This Summer
The RDSI project is on the move! A.k.a. Renewable and Distributed Systems Integration (RDSI), the jump start demonstration project will test the viability of substantially increasing the use of renewable and distributed energy resources for supplying electric power during peak load periods across the FortZED area.
Located in downtown Fort Collins, Colorado, FortZED is a collaborative effort, sharing best practices at the state, regional, national, and global levels.
Great Partnerships, Great Benefits, Great Start
From the Colorado Clean Energy Cluster to Colorado State University’s research and lab experiments, to the Fort Collins Utility; FortZED is bringing together diverse partners to update antiquated energy distribution channels and create clean energy related jobs.
Benefits of FortZED
- It’s a major Smart Grid infrastructure project that will modernize and transform the electrical distribution system
- It showcases the capabilities of the region’s top clean tech companies
- It’s a huge community partnership
- It’s in an established, historic downtown area
- It includes the main campus of Colorado State University
- It will attract new clean energy companies and jobs
- It will lessen our dependence on traditional electric grid resources and technologies
FortZED is scalable and replicable, using clean energy economy best practices
History of FortZED
FortZED was created by the UniverCity Connections Sustainable Energy Taskforce as a vision to create a net-zero energy district in the Fort Collins’ UniverCity area. UniverCity Connections is an initiative of the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado, focused on convening community and catalyzing opportunities for positive change with a focus on three of Fort Collins’ community assets: Colorado State University, Downtown, and the Poudre River.
