Summary of Coalition Briefings to Legislators

2002 Briefing Series for Colorado Legislators

• February 2002: “Energy Innovators”
  This briefing featured presentations by coalition member companies Agro Management Group, Natsource and E-Star Colorado. The presenters showed how new energy technologies, such as Agro’s sunflower-based motor oil, can provide new rural economic development opportunities, while Natsource demonstrated how Colorado, and the nation, can benefit from carbon emissions trading programs. Finally, E Star Colorado provided a look at the tremendous energy efficiency opportunities possible in the state’s commercial building inventory.
   
• March 2002: “Energy Leadership”
  This briefing featured coalition members Delta-Montrose Electric Association, Colorado School of Mines and Valley Heating & Air Conditioning. Delta-Montrose showcased its national leadership in the implementation of clean new energy technologies, such as GeoExchange units, as well as the utility’s innovative work on fuel-cell technologies. The Colorado School of Mines focused on its energy and environmental programs, as well as on the future societal impacts of population growth and energy demand. Finally, GeoSource Distributors, in conjunction with Valley Heating & Air Conditioning, detailed the Denver Metro area’s first commercial GeoExchange installation at Valley Bank & Trust headquarters in Brighton.
   
• April 2002: “Colorado Wind and Distributed Energy: Renewables for Rural Prosperity”
  This third and final briefing of the 2002 legislative session featured Virtus Energy Research Associates, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the National Conference for State Legislatures. It held in conjunction with a major workshop (“Colorado Wind and Distributed Energy: Renewables for Rural Prosperity”) in Denver, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Governor’s Office of Energy Management and Conservation. Unlike most other coalition statehouse briefings, this briefing featured out-of-state and/or non-member organizations that provided an overview of wind and distributed generation technologies. Virtus, of Austin, Texas, described how Texas has achieved a national leadership role in wind energy, while the National Renewable Energy Laboratory described its important programs in distributed generation technologies. Finally, the National Conference of State Legislatures provided an overview of state policies from around the country in the areas of wind and distributed generation.

2001 Briefing Series for Colorado Legislators

• February 2001: “Harvesting Profits with New Energy Technologies: How Colorado’s Agricultural and Rural Areas Can Reap Economic Benefits from ‘Green Power’”
  This briefing featured presentations by coalition member companies Enron Wind, Microgy Cogeneration Systems and McNeil Technologies about how their renewable energy technologies provide economic development opportunities for rural and agricultural areas.
   
• March 2001: “New Power to the Cities: How Colorado’s Urban Areas Benefit from New Energy Technologies”
  This briefing featured presentations by coalition member companies Rentech Inc., Transportation Techniques LLC, and Performance Technologies, Inc., as well as a demonstration of the new Toyota Prius hybrid-electric vehicle from Jefferson County's vehicle fleet. These briefings emphasized how clean new energy and transportation technologies can benefit our cities and suburban areas.
   
• April 2001: “Clearing the Air: How New Energy Technologies Help Enhance Colorado’s Natural Beauty
  This third and final briefing of the 2001 legislative session featured presentations by coalition member companies URS Corporation and the Center for Applied Research, as well as the Governor’s Office of Energy Management and Conservation. The presenters emphasized how their technologies and programs help preserve Colorado’s natural beauty through cleaner air and increased visibility.

2000 Briefing for Colorado Legislators

• The inaugural briefing of the Legislature’s Renewables and Energy Efficiency Caucus featured a presentation by Admiral Richard Truly, director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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