GCEA and Rocky Mountain Biological Lab Make Research Easier to Access with eBikes
About four miles north of Mount Crested Butte, Colorado, down a winding dirt road lies what was once the mining town named Gothic. The idea of making it easier for residents to get to their field sites prompted RMBL's Admin Manager Katie Harper to investigate electric bikes.
Co-op Camp Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp: Steamboat Colorado
Co-op Youth Leadership Camp near Steamboat Colorado is a once-in-a-lifetime experience available to 75 students each summer. Students from Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma make their way to Glen Eden Resort just north of Steamboat. Over five days they make new friends, listen to top speakers and learn about the electric cooperative model while enjoying the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.
Under the Lights
New Field Lighting for Akron, CO High School - It’s likely not the first thing on your mind when you pull into the parking lot at Akron High School. When visiting for a night game the average fan may not notice new field lighting but for the players, it’s quite literally a game-changer.
A Day on the Line
Tri-State celebrates Lineworker Appreciation Day on Monday, April 11. A day to honor the people who make up our Transmission Maintenance staff, which includes over 240 lineworkers and substation, construction, and telecommunication technicians. In preparation for this article, two members of Tri-State’s Communication team shadowed five lineworkers on a project in Poudre Valley REA’s service territory.
Tri-State support of “Farm in a Box” continues at New Mexico State University in Grants
Tri-State’s CEO Duane Highley joined New Mexico State University (NMSU) Chancellor Dan Arvizu and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Senior Director David Porter on Sept. 10 in Grant, N.M., to dedicate the generation and transmission cooperative’s second “Farm in a Box” effort to identify value-added alternatives for sustainable agriculture production in the region.
Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) Secured Financing to Improve Energy Efficiency, Learning Environment for Nebraska High School
$30,000 in rebates from Niobrara Rural Electric Association and Tri-State Energy help support Sioux County Schools’ energy-efficient heat pump and LED lighting building project.
EEA Helps Local Schools Take Advantage of HVAC Rebates
On Monday, November 30, Empire Electric Association, Inc. (EEA), a member of Tri-State, presented a $48,600 energy efficiency rebate check to Kemper Elementary School of Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District. This is just one example of several schools in EEA’s service area that are taking advantage of energy efficiency incentive programs offered by EEA to finish out 2020.
Montrose-Nucla-Cahone Transmission Project Beyond the Numbers
Even by the standards of other major utility construction projects across the nation, the numbers behind Tri-State’s recently completed, 230-kilovolt Montrose-Nucla-Cahone (MNC) transmission project are staggering. Throw in a worldwide pandemic during the construction phase, and we have a real story to tell.
Tri-State, EPRI Team Bring Farm in a Box to Craig, Colorado School District
Tri-State invests in its EPRI membership and is keen to find immediately applicable uses for the remarkable technologies that emerge to benefit the electric sector and society at large. An EPRI-led team constructed the Farm in a Box in Craig, CO. The 40-foot-long shipping container is equipped with efficient lighting, temperature control, and plumbing infrastructure needed to grow crops inside the container on a year-round basis.