Colorado Renewable Energy Society – Northern Colorado

For a full recap of 2026 and a look ahead at what’s in the works for 2027, join us June 10 for the Energy Policy Updates: 2026 Colorado Legislative Session virtual webinar. The webinar, co-hosted by Empower Our Future, COSSA, and PSR Colorado, will feature presenters from CRES and partner organizations, including:

• CRES Policy Committee Chair Vince Calvano, and Members Chuck Kutscher and Morey Wolfson
• KC Becker, CEO of the Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA)
• Lauren Swain, Program Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and CRES Policy Committee Member

We'll have a Q&A session after the main presentation, so please bring your questions for our panelists. We hope to see you there!

Note: this is a ticketed event. Purchase tickets here.

Celebrate 30 years of clean energy progress at our anniversary celebration this fall at the beautiful Retreat at Solterra in Lakewood on Sunday, September 27th, from 1-6 PM!

Since 1996, the Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) has provided education, advocacy, and community engagement to accelerate our state's path toward a 100% clean energy future. From that first member meeting through to the recent legislative wins of the 2026 session, we as a community have so much to celebrate!

The theme for this event will be CRES Past, Present, and Future, with a big emphasis on the future. Colorado officially hit 44% renewable energy (% of total electricity sales) in 2025 (up from 19% in 2016), with some estimates already putting the state well past 50% for 2026. This is a huge achievement by any standard, but also a call to action to step things up!

Join us for a reunion-style event full of short storytelling, great conversations, live music, food, drinks, and more!

Past - Celebrate our early days from that first call for members to the big wins with the Lamar Wind Farm and Amendment 36/Colorado's RPS.

Present - Our chapters and Policy Committee have been working hard over the past few years on Speaker Series programming and policy advocacy. Hear about the recent progress made on both!

Future - What comes next? Colorado is a top 10 state for energy production, but it still has a ways to go before it's fully renewable. Let's talk vision, next steps, and explore ways we can work together to build Colorado's renewable energy future.

The event will be more casual, with no formal keynote speakers scheduled. Our goal is to reconnect, re-energize, and power ahead toward a 100% renewable energy Colorado.

When: Sunday, September 27th from 1-6 PM
Where: The Retreat at Solterra in Lakewood (15250 W. Evans Ave., Lakewood, CO 80228)

Get your tickets for this event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cres-30th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-1988939939901

Save the date and stay tuned for more details! We'll also be hosting several smaller events throughout the summer leading up to the main celebration in September.

Want to help out with this event? Send us an email at info@cres-energy.org about volunteering with the anniversary celebrations!