Editing Fort Collins, Colorado (section)

===Sustainability programs===
FortZED was a zero energy district encompassing the Downtown area of Fort Collins and the main campus of Colorado State University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fortzed|url=http://fortzed.com/|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=fortzed.com|archive-date=March 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315045856/http://fortzed.com/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The district's public-private partnerships employed [[smart grid]] and renewable energy technologies to manage the local use and supply of energy. FortZED relied upon [[energy demand management]] techniques to encourage use of energy at the most efficient times.

Federal, state, and local funding made the project a reality. The U.S. Department of Energy contributed $6.3 million and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs provided $778,000. Locally, private companies and foundations committed nearly $8 million.

The program ended in 2017 after a majority of its projects had been completed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Duggan|first=Kevin|title=Fort Collins zero-energy district powers down|url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2017/09/10/fort-collins-zero-energy-district-powers-down/646429001/|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=The Coloradoan|language=en-US}}</ref>