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 […]
La Junta-based Southeast Colorado Power Association recently participated an official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Twin Buttes II wind farm. Avangrid Renewables owns the project in the co-op territory, Tri-State Generation and Transmission purchases the power and SECPA serves the project with electricity. The wind project went online in December 2017 and brought economic development […]
Highline Electric Association, headquartered in Holyoke, serves consumer-members in Phillips, Logan, Sedgwick, Yuma, Washington, Weld and Morgan counties in Colorado, and members in Chase, Dundy, Deuel and Perkins, Nebraska. That’s a lot of counties, but not a lot of consumers. The co-op only has two meters per mile of line and even fewer actual members. […]
In an effort to supply 50 percent of its power needs through renewable sources by 2030, Gunnison County Electric Association is working with Boulder-based Microgrid Energy to construct two solar arrays. GCEA’s board of directors approved the 500-kilowatt arrays, which will cover approximately 3.5 acres of land. Not only will the arrays factor into their […]
By Paul Wesslund The Sloboda family needed a new refrigerator so Brian volunteered to do the shopping. After all, he’s a national expert on electric appliances. He came home frustrated. There were too many choices, even for the guy whose job title is “program and product line manager for energy utilization, delivery, and energy efficiency” […]
The Smart Electric Power Alliance has named Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association in Fort Collins the 2018 SEPA Power Players Electric Cooperative Utility of the Year, in part for its Coyote Ridge Community Solar Farm. The SEPA Power Players Awards honor utilities that provide the vision, models and momentum for the electric industry’s transition to […]