Two Colorado electric cooperatives and the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association are in line for about $1.1 billion in grants and loans to speed the transition to renewable energy and soften the…
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Colorado’s two largest energy co-ops break from Xcel, Tri-State aiming for more local control and lower costs
The sources of electrons flowing into about 290,000 suburban and rural homes and businesses on the Front Range are about to change. And while refrigerators will still hum and lights shine, it…
Floating solar array could improve water quality, lower the power bill for Fort Lupton — if a federal grant comes through
When it came to its water treatment plant Fort Lupton had two concerns: controlling algae in the reservoir next to the plant and the aging diesel generator that backed-up the facility when…
Tri-State and United Power closer than ever to breakup agreement after 4 years of fighting
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and its largest member, United Power, are closer to agreeing on a fee for the co-op to exit the association, but are still battling even after federal…
Battle over United Power’s quest to leave Tri-State ends with a federal regulator’s exit formula
Federal regulators have ended a four-year battle by Brighton-based United Power to leave the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association by setting the formula to calculate an exit fee. United Power is the…