New director named for Colorado Energy Office

Jeff Ackermann, head of research at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC), has been appointed the new director of the Colorado Energy Office, effective April 1, Gov. John Hickenlooper's office announced Tuesday. The office, created in 1977 to promote energy conservation in Colorado, was heavily criticized in a report issued Jan. 29 by Colorado Office of the State Auditor, saying that office lacked records demonstrating that energy programs funded by the office were cost-effective, and also…