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Co-ops lead in satisfied consumers
Co-ops are doing it right. Touchstone Energy® member electric cooperatives are once again at the head of the class in a new survey of consumers. [Read more]
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Tri-State and Iberdrola Renewables announce wind power agreement
Iberdrola Renewables today announced a 25-year contract to supply Tri-State with renewable energy from the planned Twin Buttes II Wind Project. Tri-State will purchase the entire output of the...
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Transmission West hosts demonstration of rope access live-line maintenance
On June 30, with temperatures in the high 90s, Tri-State’s Montrose-based line maintenance crews (as well as Cheyenne-based personnel) climbed into their bare hand suits and scaled a 150-foot steel...
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Co-op youth camp kicks off with Broncos player appearance
Tri-State and its Touchstone Energy Cooperatives decided to bring a little added team spirit to the opening day of the week-long (July 12-17) 2015 Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp near Steamboat...
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LAT panel offers insight into member system operations
While each of Tri-State’s 44 member systems works toward the goal of providing reliable, affordable electricity for its members, all face unique challenges on the way to that goal. And at the July 13...
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Tri-Stater among DBJ’s ‘Top Women in Energy’
Earlier this month, the Denver Business Journal published an article announcing the “Top Women in Energy” for 2015. Tri-State’s Susan Hunter, business development manager, was among the honorees this...
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Telcom team stays sharp with continuous training
Safety is always a key area of focus for Tri-State, as evidenced through the continuous safety training Tri-State teams complete. And in support of that goal, the telecommunications crews recently...
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DMEA using prepay to help past-due members
Past-due accounts are a sore spot for utilities. But one Tri-State member co-op found an innovative way to help members pay off what they owe and get on a sound financial footing. The offer is this:...
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Tri-State and juwi announce PPA for 30-megawatt solar project in southern Colo.
Tri-State and juwi Inc., a Colorado-based renewable energy company, have announced a 25-year power purchase agreement to supply the utility with renewable energy from the planned San Isabel Solar...
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Colowyo Mine Plan approved by U.S. Department of the Interior
Federal government completes court ordered review within 120-day deadline New mine plan replaces challenged plan Environmental assessment finds no significant environmental impact from mining...
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United Power, Tri-State assist with efficient lighting for nonprofit riding...
The Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center (CTRC), a nonprofit organization based in Longmont that is devoted to changing the lives of people with disabilities by promoting equine assisted activities, was...
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Tri-State among utilities seeking rail reform with new alliance
The highly profitable U.S. freight railroad industry, operating in what some call a renaissance, will be facing more organized customers who are not happy with the cost they’re paying and the service...
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DMEA donates fresh 4-H meat to local food banks
Fresh food is a rare commodity at food banks, but two pantries in Colorado received a special treat recently when Tri-State member, Delta-Montrose Electric Association (Montrose, Colo.), donated...
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Tri-State announces 25-megawatt Alta Luna Solar Project in New Mexico
Tri-State and D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, L.L.C. (DESRI), have announced the execution of a 25-year contract to supply the association with renewable energy from the planned Alta Luna Solar...
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Watch “The people behind the power” mining video
Tri-State takes a great deal of pride in the men and women who safely and efficiently operate its mines in Colorado. Take a look at this short video (less than 7 minutes) and learn more about how these...
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Tri-State to help support carbon capture R&D at Basin plant
Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Dry Fork Station (Gillette, Wyo.) will host a new research facility underwritten by the state of Wyoming with help from Tri-State and other electric cooperatives to...
View ArticleTri-State files legal challenge on Clean Power Plan
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. filed a legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan by filing a Petition for Review with the United States...
View ArticleNM jury affirms cooperative business model in Las Conchas fire trial
A jury in the Sandoval County District Court affirmed that Tri-State is not responsible for the actions of Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Inc. (JMEC), one of its 44 member distribution...
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PVREA to add 8 megawatts of solar capacity
According to a recent article appearing in the Denver Post, Tri-State member system Poudre Valley REA (Fort Collins, Colo.) could be just two months away from completing two solar farms that are...
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BLM releases draft EA on Montrose-Nucla-Cahone Transmission Project
– Rebuild of 80-Mile Line Will Support Regional Growth, Boost Grid Reliability – Tri-State’s Preferred Alternative Would Promote Safety, Minimize Impacts on Grouse Habitat WESTMINSTER, Colo. –...
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