By 2024, 50% of the energy consumed by members will come from renewable resources
Our clean energy transition significantly expands renewable energy generation. We’re accelerating the retirement of our coal generation and adding clean energy in locations across our members’ service territories. We’re adding six utility-scale solar projects and two utility-scale wind projects, bringing our system up to over 2 gigawatts of renewables by 2024. This will include the most solar of any cooperative in the nation.
Upcoming Renewables Projects
Escalante Solar
A 200-megawatt (MW) project located in Continental Divide Electric Cooperative’s service territory in New Mexico. Tri-State has a contract with Turning Point Energy for the project. The solar project is on land near Escalante Station, which will close by the end of 2020.
Axial Basin Solar
A 145-MW project in northwest Colorado in White River Electric Association’s service territory in Northwestern Colorado. Tri-State has a contract with juwi for the project. The project is located on land near the Colowyo Mine, which will close by 2030.
Niyol Wind
A 200-MW project located in Highline Electric Association’s service territory in northeastern Colorado. Tri-State has a contract with NextEra Energy Resources for the project.
Spanish Peaks Solar
A 100-MW project, located in southern Colorado in San Isabel Electric Association’s service territory. Tri-State has a contract with juwi for the project.
Spanish Peaks II Solar
A 40-MW project, located in southern Colorado in San Isabel Electric Association’s service territory. Tri-State has a contract with juwi for the project.
Coyote Gulch Solar
A 120-MW project located in southwest Colorado in the service territory of La Plata Electric Association. Tri-State has a contract with juwi for the project.
Dolores Canyon Solar
A 110-MW project located in southwest Colorado in Empire Electric’s service territory. Tri-State has a contract with juwi for the project.
Crossing Trails Wind
A 104-MW wind project located in eastern Colorado in K.C. Electric’s service territory. Tri-State has a contract with EDP Renewables for the project.
Hydro
| Garland Canal Hydroelectric Project, 2.9MW Powell, Wyoming |
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| Williams Fork Hydro Plant, 3.5MW Parshall, Colorado |
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| Boulder Canyon Hydroelectric Project, 5MW Boulder, Colorado |
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| Tri-County Water Hydropower Project, 8MW Ridgway, Colorado |
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| Mancos Hydro Project on Jackson Gulch Reservoir, 260kW Mancos, Colorado |
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| Vallecito Hydroelectric Project, 5.6MW Durango, Colorado |
Wind
| Colorado Highlands Wind, 91MW Logan County, Colorado |
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| Kit Carson Windpower, 51MW Kit Carson County, Colorado |
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| Carousel Wind, 150MW Kit Carson County, Colorado |
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| Twin Buttes II Wind, 75MW Provers County, Colorado |
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| 1 | Niyol Wind (2021), 200MW Logan and Yuma Counties, Colorado |
| 2 | Crossing Trails Wind (2020), 104MW Kit Carson and Cheyenne Counties, Colorado |
Solar
| San Isabel Solar, 30MW Las Animas County, Colorado |
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| Cimarron Solar, 30MW Colfax County, New Mexico |
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| Alta Luna Solar, 25MW Luna County, New Mexico |
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| 3 | Spanish Peaks II Solar (2023), 40MW Las Animas County, Colorado |
| 4 | Coyote Gulch Solar (2023), 120MW La Plata County, Colorado |
| 5 | Dolores Canyon Solar (2023), 110MW Dolores County, Colorado |
| 6 | Axial Basin Solar (2023), 145MW Moffat County, Colorado |
| 7 | Escalante Solar (2023), 200MW McKinley County, New Mexico |
| 8 | Spanish Peaks Solar (2022), 100MW Las Animas County, Colorado |
850,000 Homes
We are adding 1 gigawatt of additional utility-scale renewable wind and solar by 2024 - enough to power nearly 850,000 homes
2X the Renewable Energy
We are doubling the amount of clean, renewable energy resulting in fewer emissions
50% Renewable
By 2024, 50% of the electricity consumed within our cooperative will come from renewable resources.