Colorado

Information provided by EPA State Climate and Energy Program, Colorado State Planning and Incentive Structures

Summary: Executive Order D0011 07 ("Greening of State Government"), signed April 16, 2007, charges State departments, agencies and offices to take a position of leadership in the by reducing state energy consumption. Specifically, the order sets a goal that by fiscal year 2011-2012, state government achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in energy consumption of state facilities below fiscal year 2005-2006 levels.

Executive Order D 005-05, signed in July 2005, requires all state government agencies and departments to adopt the LEED rating system for existing and new buildings to ensure reductions in energy use to the extent practical and cost effective. The executive order also requires an energy management program within state agencies to monitor and manage utility use and costs.

Links:

• Executive Order D0011 07
• Executive Order D 005-05

Summary: Executive Order D 0012 07 requires agencies to purchase equipment that is ENERGY STAR certified. The order also requires consideration of life-cycle costs in purchasing policies.

Links:

• Executive Order D 0012 07

No policy in place or proposed

Note: For state efficient fleet initiatives, policies listed must make a specific, mandatory requirement for increasing state fleet efficiency. State alternative-fuel vehicle procurement requirements that give a voluntary option to count efficient vehicles are thus not included.

Links:

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Colorado ESPC Legislation
• Energy Savings Coalition: Colorado Energy Office Performance Contracting Activities
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Performance Contracting and Energy Efficiency in the State Government Market (pdf)

Last Updated 07/14/2009

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