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Tri-State Closing Arizona, Colorado Coal Plants Early, Investing in More Renewables

December 2, 2023 admin climate change, Coal, coal plant retirements, cooperative, funding, irã, new era, news, nreca, power, Renewables, retirement, rural, Solar, tri-state, tri-state generation and transmission, usda, western resource advocates, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:11:09 +0000

Colorado-based cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association will accelerate the closure of a coal-fired unit in the northwestern part of the state, and also announced a retirement date for an […]

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Idiot or Maniac: Where Does Your Power Company Fit in the Discussion?

November 2, 2022 admin climate change, Coal, Commentary, distributed energy, distributed energy conference, Energy Storage, energy transition, Environmental, experience power, full coverage, Gas, hydrogen, hydrogenext, International, news, power, Renewables, Solar, transition, tri-state generation and transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:16:00 +0000

It’s kind of exciting to be able to write that events are back in full swing. In case you missed it, POWER hosted the co-located Experience POWER, Distributed Energy Conference, and HydrogeNext events, Oct

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Tri-State Moves to Retire Rifle Combined Cycle Power Plant

April 7, 2022 admin Business, COLORADO, combined cycle, Gas, news, retirement, tri-state, tri-state generation and transmission

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:10:29 +0000

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a wholesale power supply cooperative with 45 members in four states—Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming—announced its intentions to retire the Rifle Station, an 85-MW combined cycle facility in Rifle, Colorado. The announcement was made on April 5 in conjunction with a filing with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). […]

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Moving Toward Mainstream—The Rise of Renewable Goals

March 2, 2020 admin Coal, dandelion energy, Gas, gencell, google, guzman energy, kit carson electric cooperative, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, solar simplified, Southern Co., southern nuclear, tri-state generation and transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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More states are setting targets for renewable energy. Cities and counties are joining in. Utilities are formalizing commitments. And economics, as always, play a major role. The transition to clean energy

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Tri-State Will Close Its Last Coal Units in Colorado, New Mexico

January 9, 2020 admin Business, Coal, craig generating station, escalante station, news, Renewables, san juan generating station, tri-state generation and transmission, western resource advocates

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:35:09 +0000

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Colorado-based power cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association on Jan. 9 announced it will retire its lone New Mexico coal-fired unit by the end of this year, and cease operations of its remaining Colorado coal units, and the company’s coal mine, by 2030. Tri-State, which said the closures will impact about 600 workers, said state […]

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Power Marketer to Tri-State: We’ll Buy and Close Your Coal Plants

May 29, 2019 admin Business, Coal, craig generating station, Gas, guzman energy, Hydro, Legal & Regulatory, natural gas, news, Renewables, Solar, tri-state generation and transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 16:19:05 +0000

A wholesale power provider in Colorado wants to supply the state’s largest electric cooperative with power from mostly renewable sources, saying it will pay Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to retire its coal-fired plants in Colorado and New Mexico. Tri-State, at least for now, said it will not consider the offer. Denver-based Guzman Energy on May […]

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Colorado Co-op Amps Up Solar Generation

January 13, 2019 admin Business, Coal, COLORADO, distributed energy, Gas, juwi, news, Renewables, Solar, tri-state generation and transmission

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:35:08 +0000

Colorado-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a group cited by analysts for its high wholesale power costs and its reliance on coal-fired units, on Jan. 11 announced a 100-MW project that will more than double its solar power portfolio. Tri-State in a news release said the Spanish Peaks Solar Project near Trinidad, Colo., will be […]

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Xcel’s Latest Plan: Carbon-Free by 2050

December 6, 2018 admin carbon, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, distributed power, emissions, Energy Storage, Environmental, environmental defense fund, Gas, independence institute, lazard, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, storage, tri-state generation and transmission, wec energy group, Wind, xcel

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 23:51:03 +0000

Xcel Energy has announced its plan to move to 100% carbon-free power generation by 2050, with the utility also saying it will reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2030, from 2005 levels. Xcel, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serves customers in eight states and over the past two years has announced a significant number of renewable […]

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