City of Fort Collins Utilities

"Exceptional service for an exceptional community."

Fort Collins Utilities is a community-owned utility that manages four essential services for the City of Fort Collins – Light & Power, Water, Wastewater and Stormwater – serving more than 75,000 customers. While utility services are often considered basic needs, there is nothing basic about providing high-quality, reliable services year-round.

Utility services are always on, even when the faucets or light switches are off. We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to the highest of standards.

About

Sector:

Service Area: Local (city | town | county)

Address

222 Laporte Ave
Fort Collins CO 80521-2725

Students learn how to harness the wind in this fun engineering challenge. Using a three-foot-tall wind turbine, a mul…

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Climate Change, Energy, STEM
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Inspired by the Poudre River Report Card, experience how water scientists assess all aspects of the river during a wa…

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Outdoor Learning, Water
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Kindergarden
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Students will observe four jars of water (three contaminated, one clean) and will hypothesize which one is the cleane…

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Water
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Explore outside and behind the scenes in our Utilities administration building to learn what makes this building LEED…

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Energy, Green Building
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Students demonstrate how everyone contributes to the pollution of a river as it flows through a watershed and recogni…

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Water
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2nd Grade Students / Youth
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Inspired by the popular TV show, Shark Tank – Utilities Edition makes tackling water and energy issues fun. The pro…

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Climate Change, Energy
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7th Grade Students / Youth
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This presentation focuses on Our Climate Future, a comprehensive plan to address climate, energy, and waste goals…

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Climate Change, Energy
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6th Grade Students / Youth
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The display used in this entertaining presentation is a scale model of a typical overhead power line that carries 15,…

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Energy
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2nd Grade Students / Youth
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Raindrops pick up chemicals, oil, leaves, branches and dog waste and carry them to rivers, lakes and streams. Keeping…

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Water
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Kindergarden
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In this short, fun lesson, students become water droplets and take a journey through the water cycle. With a roll of …

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Water
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How does water make electricity? In this design challenge, students explore the connection between water and energy b…

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Energy, STEM, Water
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6th Grade Students / Youth
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In this activity, participants design their own layered water filter and compare it to the ability of plants and soil…

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Water
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3rd Grade Students / Youth
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By playing interactive games and discussing individual water habits, Dr. Waterwise teaches students about the water c…

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Water
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2nd Grade Students / Youth
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Students become secret agents investigating a tricky suspect—energy! This training class consists of three major ac…

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Energy
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3rd Grade Students / Youth
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