Strategic planning

Venn diagram. Left circle reads ‘RATES,’ the top circle reads ‘RELIABILITY,’ right circle reads ‘RELATIONSHIPS.’ The center reads ‘CITIZEN CUSTOMER’The Utilities Board and the CEO work in collaboration to set the strategic direction of the enterprise. The primary focus of the Utilities Board is balancing rates, reliability and relationships for current and future Colorado Springs Utilities customers.

Our Strategic Plan helps guide us toward sustaining fiscal responsibility, planning for long-term reliable service, managing risk and identifying opportunities to attract and retain a diverse workforce while always trying to satisfy our valued customers.

A sound plan puts us all on the same page so that our work is focused, productive, effective and allows us to deliver on our mission:

Our mission

Provide safe, reliable, and competitively-priced utilities to our customers.

An image of the Colorado Springs 2025 strategy map. The graphic outlines our mission, vision, values and 2025 strategic initiatives. The Strategy Map illustrates the Colorado Springs Utilities’ roadmap for future success and includes five actionable Strategic Objectives which set a vision for the organization.

Our strategic objectives

  1. Operational excellence
  2. Focus on the customer
  3. Financial accountability
  4. Support our community
  5. Enable employee empowerment

All employees in the organization are working toward achieving these Strategic Objectives through targeted projects and programs in their daily work.

The Utilities Board and Colorado Springs Utilities leadership continuously track progress on achieving Strategic Objectives and update the Strategic Plan as needed to ensure it reflects the current environment and trends and provides a sustainable path for future success.