Grand Valley Power recently announced that it has adopted one of the most aggressive environmental targets of any electric cooperative in the nation. The Grand Junction-based electric co-op set a goal to deliver a 60 percent clean energy mix to its consumer-members by 2030. Currently delivering electricity with a 30 percent renewable mix, Grand Valley […]
By Derrill Holly and Amy Higgins The true power of locally-owned electric cooperatives is the consumer-members living and working in the communities they serve, and when those co-ops are connected, their collective energy gives them statewide reach. That’s the role that the Colorado Rural Electric Association and other electric cooperative statewide associations play in supporting […]
Earlier this month, Meeker-based White River Electric Association opened a new solar farm. WREA Members will have opportunities to lease blocks of power from the Piceance Creek Solar Farm beginning in May 2019. The lease program will be similar to the solar leasing program at the Meeker Solar Garden which is adjacent to Meeker High […]
Over the last 10 years, Tri-State Generation and Transmission has added more than 475 megawatts of utility scale wind, solar and other renewable energy projects to its portfolio. This diverse generation mix will continue to increase with a new solar project. The 100-megawatt Spanish Peaks Solar Project is the fourth utility-scale solar project from the […]
Monte Vista-based San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative recently installed an EV charger in its parking lot. The charger is a dual-port PowerCharge and the electric co-op will offer a six-month trial period for people in the area to stop by and try it out. The Level 2 charger was installed in response to research […]
In an effort to make its facilities energy efficient, brighter and lower-maintenance, the Las Animas County Fairgrounds in southern Colorado switched out its outdated incandescent lighting fixtures for Energy Star-qualified LEDs. Not only did this change make a noticeable impact on the quality of lighting at the fairground facilities, it also earned the county a […]
In January 2019, western Colorado’s Holy Cross Energy entered into a power purchase agreement with Guzman Energy, enabling the development of a new 100-megawatt wind farm. Projected to connect with the grid in 2021, the wind-generated electricity will serve Holy Cross consumer-members across its service territory. It will also support Holy Cross’s clean energy goals. […]
By Paul Wesslund One of the most controversial and least understood energy issues today is net metering. At its most basic, net metering is a state law requiring utilities, including electric cooperatives, to purchase the excess electricity produced by consumers who have rooftop solar panels. But that’s where the simplicity ends. States and electric utilities […]
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc., received a grant from Charge Ahead Colorado to install electric vehicle Level 2 and Level 3 charging stations in Buena Vista. Proposed to be located on South Main, the charging stations will have two slots for Level 2 chargers and one for a Level 3 charger. The general purpose […]
News of the numerous benefits of electric vehicles is spreading across the state, and the southern Colorado community of Pueblo West is a recent recipient of EV charging stations. A $16,000 grant from the Colorado Energy Office’s Charge Ahead program and funding from other local entities, including San Isabel Electric Association, makes Pueblo West Library […]