Save your energy at free expo

May 8, 2015

Colorado energy industry leaders will gather Wednesday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High for the state’s biggest energy education and collaboration event of the year: The Colorado Energy Expo.

This annual event showcases Colorado’s balanced energy economy, as Colorado ranks ninth in the nation for fossil fuel energy employment and sixth for clean-tech employment concentration.

With 4,270 energy companies in the state, employing 71,000 people, the Colorado Energy Expo provides the opportunity to demonstrate how this critical energy industry cluster affects our state’s economy. Hosted by the Metro Denver Economic Development Council’s industry affiliate, the Colorado Energy Coalition, this free event is open to the public. Here are 10 reasons why you should come “discover our energy”.

1: The Colorado School of Mines is the only university in the nation to offer baccalaureate through doctorate degrees in all key energy fields.

2: The number Colorado is ranked in the nation by the U.S. Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building per capita, with 102 LEED certified projects.

3: Colorado’s economy ranks third in the U.S. by Business Insider for its large oil and mining sector.

4: Colorado is fourth-best in clean-tech leadership, according to Clean Edge, Inc., which factored in the region’s clean electricity, sustainable transportation, green building, regulations, incentives, financial capital and human capital.

5: Over the past five years, our state’s energy employment has grown by 29.5 percent and 29.1 percent, respectively, for fossil fuels and clean-tech jobs.

6: Denver International Airport generates solar power that currently accounts for six percent of the airport’s electricity needs, which in comparison, is enough energy to meet the needs of about 2,595 homes each year.

7: Colorado is the seventh-largest energy producer in the U.S., generating more energy than 15 states combined.

8: The number of major federal laboratories and research and development centers that call Colorado home, including:

    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    • National Center for Atmospheric Research
    • Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
    • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
    • U.S. Department of Energy
    • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    • U.S. Geological Survey
    • Western Area Power Administration

9: Denver ranks ninth of the top U.S. cities for electric vehicle friendliness, according to ChargePoint, the world’s largest EV charging network.

10: Colorado is ranked No. 10 of the Solar Energy Industries Association’s top solar states. Our state’s solar industry generates as much revenue as our top-ranked craft brewing industry.

The Energy Expo is free to the public and will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Register online at www.COEnergyExpo.org. Follow the Expo on Twitter: @COEnergyExpo,#DiscoverOurEnergy.

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