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September 2006 - Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which serves 44 member distribution systems in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming, announced that is has reduced the price it charges its member co-ops for renewable energy sources under its green power program. Member cooperatives can now purchase renewable energy in 100-kWh increments for $1.25 or 1.25¢/kWh, down from $2.50 or 2.5¢/kWh. The decision to lower the premium resulted from increased green power sales and greater use of renewable energy certificates (RECs) to supply the program. Tri-State sells more than 7.5 million kWh of green power annually to its member systems. The G&T purchases RECs from Basin Electric, PacifiCorp and Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska sourced from wind and small hydro resources.
News Release - Green power program recycles greenbacks
October 1999 - In early October, Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) completed installation of five new, 660-kW wind turbines at its Medicine Bow site in Wyoming. The turbines are providing power to a variety of Colorado-based utility customers.
One of the turbines will provide power for New Belgium Brewing Company, a Fort-Collins-based brewery that is now meeting 100% of its electricity needs with wind energy. Another turbine will supply power to the City of Aspen, which elected to increase the amount of renewable power in its system mix. Another two turbines will provide power for green pricing programs offered by the Fort Collins, Loveland, and Longmont municipal utilities.
The output from the fifth turbine is going to Tri-State G&T, which is supplying the power to 14 of its member distribution cooperatives. Together, the distribution cooperatives have customer commitments to purchase about 1400, 100-kWh monthly blocks of wind energy at a 2.5¢/kWh premium.
News Release - Construction Completed on New Wind Turbines
Tri-State Contact: Mark Graham (303) 452-6111
October 1998 - Tri-State G&T released a request for proposals (RFP) for green power "from wind and other renewable resources" to supply its Renewable Resource Power Service (RRPS) program beginning in 1999. The RFP solicits proposals for sales in the range of 200 to 5,000 megawatt-hours monthly, with options to purchase more as demand for renewable resource power increases.
News Release - Tri-State Green RFP Announcement
June 1998 - The board of directors of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associationapproved the development of a renewable resource power program designed to make "green power" available to its member distribution systems by Jan. 1, 1999. Tri-State is a wholesale supplier of electric power to 32 rural electric systems in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska.
Initially, Tri-State will obtain the power from small hydro projects, which is power that it already purchases for resale to its members. The power will be sold in 100 kWh/month blocks at a "small" rate premium. With sufficient interest beyond these projects, Tri-State will put out a request for proposals (RFP) to acquire additional renewable resources.
News Release - Tri-State Board Approves "Green Power" Program
Contact: Mark Graham (303) 452-6111
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