HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse To Constituent Letter - Mail Packet - 6/28/2022 - Letter From Mayor Jeni Arndt To Natural Resources Advisory Board Re: Sustainable And Scalable Solar In Fort Collins
Mayor
City Hall
300 LaPorte Ave.
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.416.2154
970.224.6107 - fax
fcgov.com
June 22, 2022
Natural Resources Advisory Board
c/o Honore Depew, Staff Liaison, Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Vice-Chair Kevin Krause and Board Members:
On behalf of City Council, thank you for providing us with the June 21, 2022 memorandum
regarding “Sustainable and Scalable Solar in Fort Collins -Sizing Rule and Rates” wherein you
summarized the Board’s partial support for Sustainable and Scalable Solar in Collins. We
understand your concerns regarding maintaining solar credit values as retail rates increase over
time and it presents “no reduction benefit” to solar customers.
As you know, this topic is scheduled for Council review at the June 28 Work Session. We
encourage you to view the proceedings that night and remain engaged in the conversation.
Thank you for the expertise and perspectives that you bring to the Natural Resources
Advisory Board and sharing them with City Council.
Best Regards,
Jeni Arndt
Mayor
/sek
cc: City Council Members
Kelly DiMartino, Interim City Manager
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