Colorado Springs Utilities Blog

Fall watering for a healthy lawn and landscape

Consistent autumn lawn and landscape care will help your yard better survive the winter, protecting its health and longevity. Consistent autumn lawn and landscape care will help your yard better survive...

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Gooooooal! Scoring big with giant soccer ball move

If love was in the air, it was in frigid air that set a new record low in Colorado Springs (-16° Fahrenheit was recorded on Feb. 14). If love was in the air, it was in frigid air that set a new record low in...

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Honoring Leon Young

Young was a war veteran, a successful small business owner, a husband and a father, but the first and only Black mayor of Colorado Springs. Young was a war veteran, a successful small business owner, a husband and a...

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We love serving our customers

If love was in the air, it was in frigid air that set a new record low in Colorado Springs (-16° Fahrenheit was recorded on Feb. 14). If love was in the air, it was in frigid air that set a new record low in...

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Brace yourself for the big chill

It's cold out there! Not to make you feel worse, but some of the coldest temperatures of the winter are coming over the next few days. It's cold out there! Not to make you feel worse, but some of the coldest...

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Gas generators to bridge the gap from fossil fuel to renewable energy

We teamed up with General Electric (GE) for our stopgap measure for Drake: six new natural gas generators that will be brought online in... We teamed up with General Electric (GE) for our stopgap measure for Drake: six...

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Don't blitz your pipes during the big game

Before you slide that guacamole, creamy cheese dip or greasy meat down the disposal in your sink, call an audible! Before you slide that guacamole, creamy cheese dip or greasy meat down the...

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Updating your bill: Print & Online

We’ve spent months working to improve your customer experience when it comes to your monthly bill. We’ve spent months working to improve your customer experience when it comes to...

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So this drought thing...How does it impact us?

Climate specialists are telling us that a “new normal” may be developing and many predict more frequent and severe droughts in the future. Climate specialists are telling us that a “new normal” may be developing and...

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Your monthly guide to save energy and water in 2021

The new year is a great time to think about starting small habits and setting big goals for the months ahead. The new year is a great time to think about starting small habits and setting...

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Great balls of fire!

The City will soon rebuild a bridge over Spring Creek, adding a pedestrian walkway to the bridge. To prepare, we're re-routing 20” and 4”... The City will soon rebuild a bridge over Spring Creek, adding a pedestrian...

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