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WHAT IS THE HIGHLANDS RANCH CLEAN TECH ENERGY INCUBATOR?
It is a city-owned incubator offering clean-tech facilities and mentoring services to energy-related startup companies.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ENERGY INCUBATOR?
The city incubator will become a profit center for the residents. Energy revenues will go back to the residents. The incubator will stimulate the local economy by attracting energy businesses, attract capital and solidify the tax base.

HOW WILL THE ENERGY INCUBATOR WORK?
Energy companies are nurtured for about 2-3 years. During their stay in the incubator, they hire employees and attract capital.  Companies leave the incubator by establishing their own facilities which benefits the Highlands Ranch economy.

WHAT MAKES THIS INCUBATOR UNIQUE?
The clean-tech energy incubator would be owned by the residents of Highlands Ranch.  The incubator will attract and retain renewable energy and alternative fuel startup companies.  The City of Highlands Ranch will partake in the financial success of the startup company through license, patent and royalty income earned. The revenue earned will get reinvested back to the city residents to assist them to get off the energy grid by the year 2020.

WHERE WILL THE INCUBATOR BE LOCATED?
The energy incubator will be located on an 11 acre site to the north of Highlands Ranch Parkway and south of Lucent Blvd.

HOW LARGE WILL THE BUILDING BE?
Phase One will be a 25,000-square-foot facility. A 25,000-square-foot expansion could be available if required.

HOW ARE OPERATIONS FUNDED?
Energy incubators can be self-sustaining on rent charged to startup tenant companies. The cost of construction would be the city responsibility which can be reduced through state and federal grants.


GENERAL FACTS ABOUT AN INCUBATOR

Source: National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

- North American incubator client companies and graduate companies have created about half a million jobs since 1980.

- Every 50 jobs created by an incubator client company generate approximately 25 more jobs in the same community.

- In 2001 alone, North American incubators assisted more than 35,000 start-up companies that provided full-time employment for nearly 82,000 workers and generated annual earnings of more than $7 billion.

- Research has shown that for every $1 of estimated public investment provided the incubator clients and graduates of NBIA-member incubators generate approximately $30 in local tax revenue alone.

- Publicly supported incubators create jobs at a cost of about $1,100 each, whereas other publicly supported job creation mechanisms cost more than $10,000 per job created.
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May 2, 2008
Highlands Ranch Herald Newspaper Energy City Press Conference Article


May 1, 2008
Denver Post Letter to the Editor Feedback on the City of Highlands Ranch Incubator


April 24, 2008

Energy City of Highlands Ranch Press Conference

Governor Ritter attends press conference.

Seniors at ThunderRidge High School announce the Energy City of Highlands Ranch incorporation to be on the November ballot by the year 2010.

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March 25, 2008

TRHS Seniors Present the Highlands Ranch Energy Incorporation Business Plan to the Highlands Ranch Metro District (HRMD) board of directors


December 14, 2007
Energy Empowerment for Highlands Ranch -- TRHS students meet local state legislator
November 8, 2007
Highlands Ranch Mountain Ridge Middle School Future City Energy Presentation
October 26, 2007
2nd Year of ThunderRidge High School Senior Research
October 7, 2007
Future City of Highlands Ranch Blog Goes Global


Video #1
Future City of Highlands Ranch renewable energy research project to explore creative ways to reduce the 90,000 residents dependence on 3rd party energy sources. Using wind, solar, bio gas, hydrogen, and natural gas





Video #2 - 30-sec commercial
Clean tech energy incubator in the future new city of Highlands Ranch Colorado. Wet lab facilities that includes a roof solar array, wind power turbine towers and an energy visitors center.  30-second commercial 




Video #3 - 60-sec commercical
3D rendering of the Highlands Ranch, Colorado energy incubator facilities.



  

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Future City of Highlands Ranch Energy Government Economy

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Our Energy and the House Rake

Business Plan Development to Take Highlands Ranch Off the Grid by 2020

hrcleantech.comShort Term Goal: Offer the Highlands Ranch voters an alternative choice of local government that is 100% focused on an energy platform rather than traditional municipality services. The energy city is NOT a traditional government entity and doesn't offer police, fire, social services, parks management, street lights maintenance or recreational services. These services will continue to be administered by Douglas County, HRCA and HRMD.

Long Term Goal: Empower the Highlands Ranch residents and businesses to become energy self reliant through the use of solar, wind, hydrogen and other renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuel. The city will help them do that financially.

The Energy-Focused City Government Model:

1. Will become the first non-traditional municipality to adopt a city charter in the United States that is 100% focused on energy.

2. Will become the first energy-focused city that earns revenues from outside enterprises and returns profits back to the residents and businesses to assist in reducing their reliance on 3rd party energy sources.

3. Will become the first energy-focused city to develop, nurture and market a clean-tech energy incubator that is centrally located in Highlands Ranch.  

4. The future City of Highlands Ranch attracts new and established energy businesses that want to take part in the city energy culture embraced by residents and businesses.

5. U.S. Auto companies use Highlands Ranch as the beta market for new technologies in an high altitude setting. Residents can purchase these go-to-market vehicles at a discount.

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