Project Highlights
- More than 7,000 residential and commercial customers
- Reduction of 45 megawatts of peak demand by 20 to 30 percent
- World’s largest net zero energy district
Fort ZED
Brendle Group Joins a Collaboration to Create the World’s Largest Net Zero Energy District
Brendle Group is part of a team consisting of leading clean technology companies, businesses, and local government working to make Fort Collins, Colorado home to the world’s largest net zero energy district. FortZED is taking shape in downtown Fort Collins with an innovative mix of smart grid technology, renewable energy sources, demand management, and supportive public policies.
A pilot program producing 5 Megawatts of energy, or approximately 10 percent of the District’s energy demand, will help raise awareness about FortZED and begin to build momentum for the larger goal of District‐wide implementation. Fort ZED will:
Brendle Group is working with the facilities managers for three of the five demonstration sites – Colorado State University, Larimer County, and the City of Fort Collins ‐‐ on integrating demand response resources into the demonstration project. The cost impacts of demand response to end‐use customers as well as the environmental impacts of the overall project to the City of Fort Collins are also being evaluated.
A pilot program producing 5 Megawatts of energy, or approximately 10 percent of the District’s energy demand, will help raise awareness about FortZED and begin to build momentum for the larger goal of District‐wide implementation. Fort ZED will:
- Improve energy efficiency in generation, conservation, and flexibility
- Develop and implement small‐scale on‐site renewable energy such as cost‐effective solar PV panels and micro‐wind turbines
- Create more utility‐scale green power such as wind and solar farms
- Allow customers to customize energy offerings through product differentiation
Brendle Group is working with the facilities managers for three of the five demonstration sites – Colorado State University, Larimer County, and the City of Fort Collins ‐‐ on integrating demand response resources into the demonstration project. The cost impacts of demand response to end‐use customers as well as the environmental impacts of the overall project to the City of Fort Collins are also being evaluated.
