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.
Spotlight
FortZED moving forward in 2010. Read the article from the Fort Collins Coloradoan (PDF)
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 Northern 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
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