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Building the Future: City Council approves 2026 budget

The approved $2.2 billion budget, a 23% increase compared to 2025, supports critical infrastructure investments across all four services. The approved $2.2 billion budget, a 23% increase compared to 2025, supports...

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4 tips to help your landscape beat the heat

When the weather gets hot, lawns and landscape plants can wilt and turn brown, unless you follow four tips to keep them healthy. When the weather gets hot, lawns and landscape plants can wilt and turn brown,...

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We're prepared for a hot summer, here’s how you can do the same

We recognize that a helpful relationship with our customers is required to ensure a reliable electric grid and manage costs. We recognize that a helpful relationship with our customers is required to...

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Drinking Colorado Springs’ tap water is the responsible way to hydrate

It’s important to hydrate responsibly. That means filling reusable containers with clean, great-tasting, local tap water. It’s important to hydrate responsibly. That means filling reusable containers...

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Energy saving tips for summer

These low-cost, quick-to-implement tips will help keep your home comfortable while saving energy. These low-cost, quick-to-implement tips will help keep your home comfortable...

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It's all about the peak

It’s important we work together to best manage your long-term rates and maintain service reliability, especially during times of high... It’s important we work together to best manage your long-term rates and...

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Sprinkler startup tips

When you turn on your sprinkler system for the first time this year, there are two important tasks. When you turn on your sprinkler system for the first time this year, there are...

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Natural gas system improvement efforts get a boost thanks to grant

The grant funds will help us replace approximately 314 individual bare steel service lines, which can be at higher risk for leaks and... The grant funds will help us replace approximately 314 individual bare steel...

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We need more certainty around our Colorado River water supplies

When factoring re-use, nearly 70% of our water is sourced from the Colorado River Basin. We have a considerable stake in future management... When factoring re-use, nearly 70% of our water is sourced from the Colorado...

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Downtown network recovery

Investigators found that a private contractor likely damaged electric lines by operating a core drill without following state-mandated... Investigators found that a private contractor likely damaged electric lines by...

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December 2021 Windstorm requires significant response

Hurricane-force winds significantly impacted our overhead infrastructure in the Downtown, Old North End, Patty Jewett, Roswell & Kitty Hawk... Hurricane-force winds significantly impacted our overhead infrastructure in the...

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