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DENVER, CO—City Light & Power (CLP) is proud to be recognized by the Denver Post as a 2025 Top Workplaces award winner—an honor based entirely on employee feedback gathered through the nationally recognized Energage survey. This award reflects the strength of CLP’s culture and the dedication of our team.

The CLP Engineering team is proud to announce a new microgrid planning project with the City of Aspen. Our goal is to support the City in achieving a greater level of electric utility resilience through onsite energy resources and grid enhancements. With CLPE’s microgrid expertise, we plan to identify the best way to minimize impacts during long-term grid outages in the most cost-effective way.

CLPE is working with the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) and City of Springfield on an exciting new grant-assisted microgrid planning project. We are excited to work with the City of Springfield team and deliver their project needs.

CLP Engineering is working with Matrix Design Group team on their Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) MIRR study project under a partnership between Alamo Area Council Governments (AACOG), Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), CPS Energy, San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS). The main objective is to support the long-term resilience and sustainability of missions on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Lackland AFB, Port San Antonio, Kelly Field, and the surrounding communities. During phase 1 of this project, we supported the Matrix team with preliminary assessment of energy infrastructure, risk analysis, and development of an array of recommended projects. Under phase 2, we are developing conceptual design of smart grid technologies targeted to enhance energy resilience for the JBSA and surrounding communities.

CLP Engineering is working on a new microgrid planning project with the City of Delta. The scope of the project includes a assessment and planning of electric grid upgrades, on-site generation including combined heat and power (CHP) natural gas generator, solar PV, and energy storage to provide resiliency to the Recreation Center and nearby community. Through planning and development of this microgrid project we hope to help the city achieve sustainability and energy resilience during extended regional outages.

CLP Engineering is excited to announce an upcoming electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging stations design project with Pueblo County here in Colorado. This is a great opportunity for our team to contribute to the progress of renewable energy and focus on the future of fleet electrification.

CLP Engineering is eager to work with Poudre Valley REA once again on a system-wide SCADA upgrade, replacing the existing OSI system with Survalent. The new upgraded SCADA will be able to provide metering, monitoring, controls, data logging, and reporting functions. CLPE will be collaborating with Survalent on project implementation and deliverables. The core services we will provide to this project include field IEDs and RTUs integration work, project management, data gathering and analysis, upgrade planning, database and graphics, design, drawings, legacy RTU replacement, RTUs and IEDs settings update and programming, and testing and commissioning of the entire SCADA point list in the field.

CLP Engineering recently secured a contract with Poudre Valley REA on engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) support of the Livermore Community Microgrid project. CLPE worked on the planning and preliminary design of this microgrid project between March and September of 2024. The project is now moving forward for implementation. We plan to support procurement, complete the design, support construction, and commissioning for this project.

CLP Engineering is pleased to announce a new project to upgrade existing SCADA system with NEC. In this new initiative, CLPE, in partnership with Survalent, will be providing an industry-leading SCADA System integration services to NEC, that will serve their 39,000+ customers across 45,000+ meters of land in Arizona and New Mexico.

CLPE is excited to announce a collaboration with FESCO Energy to design and build a  one of kind microgrid project at 128th Air Refueling Wing located at Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee. This microgrid project includes using existing backup generation, solar PV, and energy storage. The project was funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) Energy Resilience Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP). FESCO Energy was awarded the design-build microgrid project in early 2024 with CLP being the key teaming partner.

As part of Iowa National Guard’s Energy Resilience Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP), CLPE was awarded professional design services contract to design a microgrid system at Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA. This is a perfect fit for CLPE and the Iowa Department of Defense because we are uniquely positioned in microgrid planning, design, and implementation services- especially at military installations.

CLP Engineering, LLC (CLPE) is proud to announce its collaboration with the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) to provide Distribution Planning Services to ARPA's six-member utilities. Under the agreement, CLPE will work to facilitate distribution system assessment and planning for the member utilities. Our team at CLPE will undertake an array of tasks, encompassing distribution system analysis, system modeling, studies, documentation, and improvement plans. These initiatives aim to modernize distribution and substation infrastructure across ARPA's member utilities, empowering them to enhance their electric operations for years to come. CLPE is honored to join forces with ARPA in this exciting venture and looks forward to the positive impact our collaboration will have on the region's utilities and the communities they serve.

CLP Engineering is starting an exciting new partnership with Poudre Valley REA to configure a community microgrid that serves 20+ metering locations using PVREA’s existing distribution system with an approximate 92kW peak load. This new project significantly increases energy resilience of the local community during major storms and other natural disasters. PVREA is a leading force in implementing cutting edge technologies for community benefits, and we are looking forward to unlocking the full potential of this partnership.

Last year at the Distributech conference, we had the privilege to present a presentation on "Using Radios for SCADA, Protection, and System Automation" in electrical distribution systems. The presentation focuses on the use of radios for SCADA, protection, and system automation in electrical distribution systems, particularly those on military installations across the country. The presentation is designed for individuals with limited experience with radios, aiming to expose them to the capabilities and potential applications of this technology.

We are thrilled to announce that CLP Engineering is joining forces with Mountain View Electric Association (MVEA) to implement an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) along with a SCADA system. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in our commitment to delivering innovative solutions in the energy sector.

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We are thrilled to announce that CLP Engineering has recently become an Associate Member of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). This significant milestone marks a new chapter in our commitment to fostering collaboration and innovation within the electric cooperative community.

CLP Engineering, LLC (CLPE) is a sister company of City Light & Power, Inc. (CLP). Since its inception in 1977, CLP has been providing utility solutions and services including ownership, operations, maintenance, upgrade, and construction of electrical utility systems across the country. In 2021, CLPE was formed out of CLP's engineering department to streamline engineering services to our customers. CLPE brings decades of power systems planning, design, operations, and maintenance experiences to provide first-class services to our customers in the Rockies. Headquartered in Denver, CO, we take pride in serving clients in the Rockies, including Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, and surrounding regions.

As the energy industry transitions from fossil fuel-based energy supplies to more renewable energy resources, localized and distributed renewable energy resources are expected to grow rapidly. Utility distribution systems are also going through a major grid modernization effort where smart grid technologies, distribution SCADA, and advanced distribution management systems (ADMS) are becoming mainstream. On the other hand, extreme weather, climate change, natural disaster, cyber threats, and capable adversaries are threatening there liability of the greater electrical grid, especially for critical infrastructure and remote communities. As a result, microgrids are becoming more relevant than ever. Advancement in energy storage technologies enables formation and operation of microgrid systems using renewable energy resources making them economical, which was not feasible in the past.

Southeastern Colorado Power Association (SECPA) is an Electric Cooperative located in Southeast Colorado and utilizes a Servalent system for all their SCADA needs. SECPA has tasked CLP Engineering (CLPE) to support the SCADA system by evaluating the system, recommending the appropriate updates/improvements, and working with the SECPA operator to implement updates/improvements. CLPE's scope also includes providing training to the operator(s) while performing field modifications. CLPE is excited to be working with SECPA on this project.

CLP Engineering, LLC (CLPE) is pleased to announce that we have received a contract from Platte River Authority (PRPA) to provide supplemental support and staff augmentation for the SCADA system. CLPE's scope includes capital project updates and O&M support for Survalent SCADA system.

CLP Engineering, LLC (CLPE) has been awarded a contract to conduct engineering studies and electrical system upgrades design for the pumping plant at the Windy Gap Reservoir in Grand County, Colorado. The pumping plant, owned and operated by Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, diverts approximately 48,000 acre-feet water per year from the Colorado River to Lake Granby and then over the mountains to the Front Range.

CLP Engineering is excited to announce our participation in the 2023 RMEL Spring Conference next week!

CLP Engineering, LLC (CLPE) was awarded the Owner’s Representation Services Phase 1A and 1B with Pitkin County to support the development of an integrated microgrid clean energy project in the Aspen Airport Business Center (AABC) area. The microgrid will support several public facilities in the area, including Aspen’s airport, Pitkin County’s public works facility, Roaring Fork Transit Authority (RFTA) facility, an animal center, and several other smaller facilities in the vicinity. The main footprint of the proposed microgrid is roughly three miles outside of Aspen.