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CREA Promotes Efficiency in Co-ops’ EnergyWise Project
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 Energy efficiency is the focus of the new Colorado EnergyWise Project announced by the Colorado Rural Electric Association during its February annual meeting. Through this program, CREA is helping its member co-ops help their residential, business, governmental and industrial members with energy efficiency projects.
The program, which is being developed and deployed over the next two years, includes member education, partnerships with several other organizations, low-cost loans for energy efficiency remodeling, the sponsorship of a science fair scholarship promoting energy efficiency and more. Some parts of the project are already under way, such as the science fair sponsorship. Others, such as a website offering information on efficiency and links to products and resources, are being developed.
Partnering with CREA on this project are Tri-State Generation and Transmission, CoBank, the Independent Bankers of Colorado, Mountain West Credit Union Association and all of its member electric cooperatives. |
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ELECTRIC SUPPLIER OFFERS TRAINING FOR TEACHERS
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Teachers wanting to update their energy background and be ready to offer students the latest information on the science of energy, the sources of energy, electricity, efficiency and more are invited to attend Tri-State Generation and Transmission’s annual teacher training conference.
Teachers who live in an electric co-op service territory, or who teach at a school in a co-op area, qualify for the three-day June conference in Denver. The class fee, lodging, travel expenses and most meals will be covered by Tri-State. Teachers will also receive a classroom teaching kit valued at $300.
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Tri-State G&T Board Elects Executive Officers
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At Tri-State Generation and Transmission’s recent annual meeting, Ken Anderson, executive vice president and general manager, warned an audience of 400 co-op representatives and industry leaders that Tri-State and other electric utilities face an increasingly challenging regulatory landscape.
“Tri-State and other electric utilities that value coal for the production of electricity continue to deal with uncertainty in regulations aimed at eliminating this affordable resource from the generation mix,” he said. Anderson stressed that Tri-State will continue to take the necessary steps to best address regulatory challenges while supporting educational outreach efforts about affordable electricity.
The annual meeting, April 3 and 4, was the 61st for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the power supplier for 18 of Colorado’s rural electric co-ops. Based in suburban Westminster, Tri-State also serves 12 co-ops in New Mexico, eight in Wyoming and six in Nebraska. Those 44 co-ops in turn provide electricity to more than 610,000 meters serving about 1.5 million people.
After the general meeting, Tri-State’s board of directors, consisting of one representative from each co-op served, met and elected the coming year’s executive board. This year’s officers are:
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Rick Gordon of Mountain View Electric Association (Limon), re-elected chairman for a fourth consecutive term
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Tony Casados of Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative (Chama, New Mexico), re- elected vice chairman for a fourth term
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Jim Soehner of Y-W Electric Association (Akron), re-elected secretary
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Stuart Morgan of Wheat Belt Public Power District (Sidney, Nebraska), re-elected treasurer
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Bill Bird of Otero County Electric Cooperative (Cloudcroft, New Mexico), re-elected as one of two assistant secretaries
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Matt Brown of High Plains Power (Riverton, Wyoming), elected to the second assistant secretary position for his first term
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Marshall Collins of Delta-Montrose Electric Association (Montrose), re-elected as an at- large officer
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Jack Finnerty of Wheatland Rural Electric Association (Wheatland, Wyoming), re-elected as an at-large officer
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Joe Wheeling of La Plata Electric Association (Durango), newly elected as an at-large officer.
Stepping down from the executive board is Wayne Child, from High West Energy (Pine Bluffs, Wyoming), after serving for 30 years.
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