All Posts Tagged With: "Tri-State Generation and Transmission"
Tri-State Subsidiary Buys Colorado Coal Mine
While Xcel Energy continues its push to convert several of its coal-fired power plants to cleaner burning natural gas as part of meeting Colorado’s renewable energy mandate, the largest electrical co-op in the state is doubling down on coal as its primary generation source.
6Dec2011 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
Western Slope Updates –
San Luis Valley — Transmission Line Dispute
Garfield County — Energy Improvements District Idea
Snowmass Village — Town Council Mulls Solar Farm
Pitkin County — Energy Smart Loan Program Nears
Tri-State Testing New Hybrid
Solar-Coal Technology
The Westminster-based wholesale power supplier’s 245-megawatt Escalante Generating Station in northwestern New Mexico combines solar- and coal-generated steam to produce electricity. The anticipated advantage of the solar thermal application is the low-cost option it offers for incorporating renewable energy into established grids.
5Dec2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Tri-State and Duke Energy in Major Wind Project for Eastern Plains
In keeping with a policy shift to generate more power from renewable resources, Colorado’s second largest utility and Duke Energy are partnering on the Kit Carson Windpower Project near Burlington. When completed late next year it will supply 51-megawatts of power to Tri-State customers under a 20-year power-purchase agreement.
6Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Tri-State Partners on Heat Recovered
Energy Generation
The company joined Highline Electric Association, Ormat Technologies and Kinder Morgan Pipeline on the project that captures waste heat produced by the Kinder-Morgan compressor along the Trailblazer natural gas pipeline in eastern Colorado.
25Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Empire Strikes Back!
Tri-State G&T Counters its Critics
Seemingly being hammered by all sides, the state’s number two power provider told Colorado Energy News that no final decision has yet been made on the Holcomb, Kansas coal-fired plant, and that it is doing much more with efficiency and renewable programs than its critics realize.
29May2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Tri-State Utility Unveils Major Policy Shift –
Says it Will Develop Renewable Power Over Coal
The announcement was meant with a mix of support and caution from groups whom had just recently criticized it for not embracing clean energy. Tri-State says it’s new priorities will be natural gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
11Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Groups Urge PUC Oversight for Tri-State Generation
Tri-State Generation and Transmission is Colorado’s second-largest power supplier. That position, say environmentalists, means it should be subject to state oversight when it comes to building new power plants.
9Apr2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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