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LIGHT AND POWER DEPARTMENT
For after-hours light and power emergencies, call: 970-586-4000
To transfer an existing utility account into
your name, or if you have questions about your utility bill,
please
call Utility Billing at: 970-586-5331
LIGHT AND POWER INFORMATION
General Information
Renewable Energy Purchase Plan
Small Wind Turbine Rebates
The Historic Fall River Hydro Electric Plant
Fees and Rates, Net
Metering Agreement
Questline for Commercial Customers
State Electrical Inspector
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Meter Reader
Phil Badali |
GENERAL
INFORMATION
The Light & Power Office is located in the Engineering Department on the first
floor of the Municipal Building at 170 MacGregor Avenue, while the
Light & Power Shop is located at 615 Elm Road.
Estes Park's Light and Power Department has been providing the area with quality
electrical service since 1945. Today the utility serves about 9,300 customers, including
more than 7,600 residential accounts and nearly 1,600 commercial accounts. Its coverage
area encompasses 280 square miles, reaching south to Allenspark and Ferncliff; to Glen
Haven along the North Fork; Waltonia on Highway 34; and eight miles down Highway 36. The
area is bordered on the west by Rocky Mountain National Park.
All of the local utility's power is purchased from Platte River Power Authority,
including energy output from the Colorado-Big Thompson Project. In all, about 40 percent
of the power is generated by the Western Area Power Administration and 60 percent from
Platte River, Craig and Rawhide Plants.
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REBATES OFFERED FOR
INSTALLING SMALL WIND TURBINES
In
partnership with the
Colorado Governor's Energy Office,
Estes Park Light & Power is currently offering rebates at
$2/Watt up to $5,000 for customers who install a small wind
turbine on their properties through the Small Wind Incentive
Pilot Program (SWIPP).
A total of
$50,000 is available through this program which will
continue until all funds are committed. Any customer
who resides within the service area of Estes Park Light &
Power (EPL&P) is eligible.
To qualify
for the rebate, you must install a small wind turbine that
carries a five-year manufacturer's warrantee on your
property, participate in EPL&P's
net metering program, and, follow all
local, county, and state building and zoning codes and
ordinances.
Participants
must perform yearly maintenance tests on the turbine,
proving that it is operating within manufacturer's
specifications and provide that documentation to EPL&P.
For a more detailed description of the program, please view
the SWIPP Brochure.
To obtain a
SWIPP rebate application or for more information on this
program, please contact SWIPP program director Mike
Mangelsen,
mmangelsen@estes.org.
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RENEWABLE
ENERGY
PURCHASE
PROGRAM |
RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASE
PROGRAM
Estes
Park Light & Power customers may purchase
renewable energy through EPL&P and Platte River Power Authority.
In 1999, Town Board voted to commit to the
purchase of 25 percent of the output from a 660 kW wind
turbine located at the Platte River Power Authority Medicine
Bow wind site in Wyoming, translating into 961,000 kilowatt
hours per year.
In 2007,
Platte River's demand for renewable energy increased and the
renewable portfolio expanded to include other forms of
renewable energy. In response,
EPL&P increased its purchase of renewable energy by 500,000
kWh.
Estes Park
Light & Power customers can invest in increasing production
of renewable energy by purchasing renewable energy in 100
kWh blocks. Each block purchased will
result in a cost of $1.30 over and above the customer's
monthly utility bill.
Sign-up forms are available at the Light & Power Office, by
calling the Light & Power Department at 970-577-3588, or by
e-mailing
bboyerbuck@estes.org
For a
brochure on Wind Power in Estes Park, click on this link:
Renewable Energy Brochure
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HISTORIC FALL RIVER
HYDRO ELECTRIC PLANT MUSEUM
The Fall River Hydro Plant, Estes Park's first power plant,
was built by F.O. Stanley in 1909 on the banks of Fall
River. Stanley was driven by a desire to provide electricity
for his new facility - The Stanley Hotel.
Stanley's
power plant was shut down in 1982 following extensive damage
to the structure caused by the Lawn Lake Flood. However,
following extensive refurbishing the Hydro Plant has now
reopened as a museum. State Historic Fund monies provided a
major source of funding for the project. The grand opening
ceremony was held July 15, 2002, coinciding with the 20th
Anniversary of the Lawn Lake Flood. Click here to discover
more fascinating information about the
Fall River Hydro Plant.
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FEES
AND RATES
For the
Net-Metering Policy & Agreement,
click here
For
Utility Department Financial Policies,
click here
For current Town of Estes Park electrical rates through 2010,
click here
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Mike
Mangelsen, Assistant to the Utilities Director, is the
Town's Questline Representative.
Mike can be reached
at:
577-3583 or
mmangelsen@estes.org
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ESTES
PARK LIGHT AND POWER QUESTLINE SERVICE
Free of charge, current Estes Park Light &
Power commercial and industrial customers can use and access
the Questline®Service. The Questline service
includes a Technical and Business "Ask and Expert" Hotline
(one-on-one access to engineers and industry & business
experts), proprietary information and databases & libraries
(including benchmark and targeted research tools), and
monthly information and a resource-rich newsletter.
As a commercial or industrial customer of Estes
Park Light & Power, Questline® invites you to use the
service as if it were part of your own company's research
and information department. The service is provided at no
cost to you because we believe that if the companies we
serve are strong - then we will be strong.
To gain access to or sign-up for the service,
please click on the link below.
www.questline.com/service/index.cfm?clid=117
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Dave Cearlock,
State Electrical Inspector |
STATE ELECTRICAL
INSPECTOR
Dave Cearlock, State Electrical Inspector, is available in the Engineering
Department at the Municipal Building from 8 to 9 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He can be reached
by phone locally at 970-577-3589, or in his Fort Collins office at 223-9838.
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