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An Informed Review of the CEO’s Microgrid Roadmap

Virtual

Join us as Dr. Peter Lilienthal, Global Microgrid Lead for UL, LLC and a member of the Advisory Panel for the City of Boulder’s Partnership with Xcel Energy, gives us his informed opinion of the recently-released Colorado Energy Office Microgrid Roadmap.

How Virtual Power Plants Are Bringing Power to the People and The Grid

Virtual

This webinar, part of the Beyond Transmission series by Heatmap Labs, will focus on the key role of customer-side flexibility in the form of Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). Across the country, utilities are harnessing existing network and customer assets – from solar panels and car batteries to smart thermostats and water heaters – to create VPPs that can deliver a range of grid services, satisfy soaring electricity demand, and bring relief to congested grid infrastructure. And VPPs also provide opportunities to empower customers, keep costs low, and decarbonize the grid through flexibility.

Harvesting Home: “Em”powering Boulder County’s Food & Energy Future

Jack's Solar Garden 8102 N 95th St, Longmont, CO 80504

Join the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center and Slow Food, Boulder for an inspiring morning at Jack's Solar Garden where you can learn about tangible action you can take to support Boulder County's local food system, local and state policy initiatives, and the renewable energy transition.

Confluence: Colorado Water Summit & Net Zero Cities

Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder 2601 Canyon Blvd, Boulder, CO 80302

Confluence – Colorado Water Summit is the only water conference in the region to examine the economic issues surrounding the scarcity of water affecting the growing numbers of residents of the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado. Confluence will take a deep dive into issues surrounding rising water prices, and will explore the many facets of water availability, cost, conservation, development and supply, with a luncheon panel leading into:

Net Zero Cities will explore critical issues of climate change and sustainability, including a look at the future of the Colorado River, and key takeaways from the Inflation Reduction Act for the public and private sectors.

Boulder County Solar Switch Solar 101

Boulder Library - Boulder Creek Room 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO, us

Learn about solar energy and its benefits for your home, or small business. We'll take you through the technology, economics, financing, and more.

Boulder County Solar Switch Solar 101

Lafayette Public Library 775 W Baseline Rd, Lafayette, CO, United States

Learn about solar energy and its benefits for your home, or small business. We'll take you through the technology, economics, financing, and more.

SPP Regional Transmission Organization Expansion West and What it Means for Colorado

Virtual

In early 2026 several major Colorado Utilities will be joining the Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) as it expands into the Western Interconnection. The SPP will bring an organized market to Colorado and nearby states with the benefits of increased reliability and better economics, with a Brattle Group study predicting $49 million in annual savings. We will be joined by Steve Johnson of the SPP who will discuss what this means for Colorado utilities and ratepayers.

CGBG Green Home Tour

Superior Community Center 1500 Coalton Rd, Superior, CO 80027, USA

Join the Colorado Green Building Guild for a self-guided day of open houses with sustainable features. It's a diverse group of newly constructed homes, remodels & retrofits, all-electric homes, & Passive Houses.

Empower Hour with John Farrell of ILSR

Virtual

Join us as we hear from John Farrell, 'the guru of distributed energy' and a leading authority on the downside of investor owned utilities. He will touch on Boulder's 2025 "Offramp" (an option to get out of the Xcel franchise) and what taking the offramp might offer in the way of opportunities for local control and cleaner power.