By Paul Wesslund Today’s energy landscape is dynamic. October is Co-op Month and this year’s theme is “Cooperatives See the Future.” Colorado’s electric co-ops are a diverse group, but our overall focus boils down to our biggest concern: achieving our member-consumer’s energy needs, now and in the years to come. Coal-fired power plants are closing. […]
In Durango, nonprofit organizations will have the chance to receive a grant to install and benefit from renewable generation. Local electric co-op, La Plata Electric Association, has money in its Local Renewable Generation Fund to give back to the communities it serves to help non-profit organizations reduce their electric bills. It is LPEA’s hope that […]
October 29 will mark the 9th annual Energy Innovations Summit, hosted by the Colorado Rural Electric Association and held at the Denver Downtown Westin hotel. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear more than two dozen experts discuss today’s energy industry. Breakout sessions will explore topics such as blockchains and the power industry; EV fast […]
Colorado electric cooperative Highline Electric Association is based in Holyoke and serves consumer-members in northeastern Colorado. Its board of directors recently approved a 1.5-megawatt solar project, to be developed by Denver-based Microgrid Energy. Construction of the Riverview solar project is expected to begin later this year and go online in mid to late 2019. It […]
In its ongoing and innovative approach to advance the use of electric vehicles in Colorado, Gunnison County Electric Association will add three new level II (240-volt) electric vehicle charging stations and upgrade an existing station. The Gunnison-based electric cooperative was awarded a Charge Ahead Colorado grant to help with the costs of installation and upgrades […]
By Paul Wesslund Later this year, five teams of scientists and engineers from around the world will start packing up and relocating their laboratories to a patchwork of gravel lots next to a coal-fired power plant in northeast Wyoming. Their mission: nothing less than finding beneficial ways to reuse greenhouse gas that’s released into the […]
The Colorado Rural Electric Association will host its 9th annual Energy Innovations Summit in downtown Denver at the end of October. The conference is open to anyone who is interested in innovative energy subjects. Sponsored in part by Tri-State Generation and Transmission, it features industry leaders, speakers and panelists, as well as vendors and exhibitors. […]
Nucla-based San Miguel Power Association joined with EcoAction Partners, the Telluride Foundation and several regional governments to create a program called GREENLights. This landmark program ran successfully from May 18 through July. It allowed residents and businesses throughout the service territory to purchase LED light bulbs at a 75 percent discount. Consumer-members were allowed to […]
Drivers in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties will again get a chance to “rEV up” their ride and benefit from discounts on the purchase or lease of a plug-in electric vehicle. Colorado electric co-op Holy Cross Energy sponsors this program, which runs until October 31. Last year’s EV sales event led to sales of 42 […]
By Amy Higgins Fires have been burning all over Colorado this summer and, while most fires seem to be contained as of press time, several Colorado towns in electric co-op territory are still feeling the burn — environmentally and economically. Three co-op communities have particularly felt the impact of this year’s wildfires. Helping hands through […]