New Energy Economy Success Outlined in GEO Annual Report
Colorado’s Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) has released its Annual Report for fiscal year 2009 detailing Colorado’s expanding New Energy Economy and the GEO’s role in creating jobs through diversifying the state’s energy portfolio, development of renewable energy resources, increasing energy efficiency and reducing pollution and carbon emissions.
GEO’s Annual Report provides an overview of statewide efforts across public, private and non-profit sectors to make Colorado a leader in the country’s new energy future, build supplies of dependable and affordable energy and bolster our energy security. It also offers a close look at the GEO’s efforts to help families on the financial margins lower energy bills, construct buildings that use less energy, expand markets for new energy and create homegrown Colorado jobs that can’t be exported.
“We’ve made great progress in developing Gov. Ritter’s vision of a New Energy Economy,” said GEO director Tom Plant. “This report captures our wide-ranging efforts over the last fiscal year to position Colorado well for a new energy future, while helping to create jobs even as our state and the country faced the most difficult economic times in seven decades.”
The Annual Report reviews GEO’s efforts to deploy more wind and solar power and lay groundwork for the development of micro-hydroelectric and geothermal power. It outlines progress in the use of forest biomass and advanced biofuels as well as increasing the energy efficiency of homes, schools and other buildings. The report also updates the GEO’s partnering work with utilities and other governments to further Colorado’s national leadership in building a strong economy by adopting cleaner energy sources.
The report includes details about the success of Colorado’s nascent solar rebate program, the use of small wind turbines for electricity production and education, the construction of record numbers of ENERGY STAR New Homes in the state, the fast-growing participation of school districts and other local governments to engage in major energy retrofits to save taxpayer dollars and numerous additional examples of progress benefiting Colorado residents and businesses.
The report also includes numerous photo illustrations documenting the growth of our New Energy Economy as reflected by new companies, research and installation projects. The report is posted on the GEO’s website for viewing at http://www.colorado.gov/energy/index.php?/resources/category/publications/
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