Recent Changes
On July 9, 2007 the Lakewood City Council voted to annex, zone and vest a portion of the Denver Federal Center. Lakewood City Manager signed an offer to purchase 65 acres on the west side of the Denver Federal Center for $25 million. The purchase price would be reimbursed to the city through the sale of land to St. Anthony's Hospital and the Regional Transportation District (RTD). The new campus for St. Anthony Central Hospital opened in 2011, as well a relocated park-n-Ride for bus service, with light rail expected to come on-line by 2013. On August 3, 2007 the The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Rocky Mountain Region awarded contract worth a $6.9 million to SunEdison for designing and constructing a solar park at the Denver Federal Center. The one megawatt photovoltaic system will generate nearly 10 percent of the Denver Federal Center's peak electricity demand. The initial system was completed in January 2008 . Subsequently, GSA expanded the solar project to include additional solar panels at an additional cost, raising the total taxpayer investment to $40 million, which government and industry experts estimate will finally pay for itself after 48 years, while only expanding total energy output to 15% of the Denver Federal Centers needs.
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