Episode 4: Godzilla, Meteors and Reliability with Duane Highley
February 18, 2025
If Godzilla starts wreaking havoc in the rural western United States, Duane Highley has a plan. Join
Tri-State's CEO
for the second installment of his three-part interview to discuss something near and dear to his heart:
prehistoric reptilian monsters reliability.
All jokes aside, reliability is the driving force behind what Tri-State does for our members. Duane has been at the forefront of reliability planning and figuring out how to keep the lights on, no matter what. Duane also breaks down resource adequacy and how recent major storms have completely changed the model.
In addition to reliability, cooperatives like Tri-State have to balance cost in order to keep power affordable for our neighbors at the end of the line. Here, Duane dives into how powering communities is personal to him and his team. There is a real sense of authenticity within the co-op model because of the respect for the people he’s doing this work for.
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