Platte River and the owner communities developed a distributed energy resource (DER) strategy in July 2021. View the DER strategy here.
Developing a
distributed energy
resource strategy
Platte River and its owner communities’ utilities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland are working to develop a strategy to integrate DERs. The ability to successfully integrate DERs will play an important role in achieving the goals of Platte River’s Resource Diversification Policy, which calls for a 100% noncarbon energy mix by 2030 provided that it can be done in a manner that is reliable, financially sustainable and environmentally responsible.
As the strategy is being developed, citizens of Platte River’s owner communities will have opportunities to engage with the planning process through public listening sessions.
What are DERs?
DERs are physical or virtual devices or systems that can be deployed on the electric distribution system or on customer premises that can be used to provide value to all customers through electric system optimization and/or individual customer benefits.