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The COVID-19 pandemic unevenly affected efforts in the region to move cities toward net zero energy and sustainability practices, but on balance it likely sped up adoption of new practices, thanks to collaboration put on steroids. Several members of a panel at the virtual BizWest Net Zero Cities conference, which opened today, made that observation when discussing the effects that they saw over the past 13 months since the pandemic forced a shutdown in the economy. Without a doubt, the pandemic affected some industries more than others, particularly those with a lot of customer contact such as restaurants and hotels. And it slowed adoption of renewable power because of supply-chain issues, said Berenice Garcia Tellez, an economic sustainability specialist with the city of Longmont. ....