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What happens to LPEA capital credits?

As a member-owner of Tri-State, LPEA receives annual capital credit allocations – a share of Tri-State’s profits based on how much power LPEA purchases. These are recorded as patronage capit...

Metzler, Lewandowski and Witchel for LPEA

Roughly 25 years ago, I attended my first LPEA annual meeting, and the keynote speaker from Tri-State gave a talk titled, “The Myth of Renewable Energy.” He mainly spoke about how bad renewa...

DATE: Apr 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Missed the mark by a mile

Whether I agree with a Herald editorial or not, there is generally a thoughtful basis for the writer’s point of view. However, the editorial on the new Colorado gun laws (Herald, Apr. 16) mi...

DATE: Apr 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Be aware, be informed

All citizens should read and watch all variety of news outlets. Do not listen to, or read, one news outlet. To be informed, you need to look at different opinions. This especially applies to...

DATE: Apr 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Leaving Tri-State is smart

LPEA's decision to exit its contract with Tri-State next year was driven by a desire for more affordable and more renewable energy sources that benefit the local economy. The move brings low...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Readers write poetry:

(Inspired by Nomadland) There’s a nation you don’t know Moving through the Motherland Hard times put us on the go In a camper, truck, or van We are nomads on the roam Bonded by a common code...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Readers write poetry:

CROW must fly! It is his essence … An insuppressible desire and need to SOAR Nothing – no caging, training, rewards or abuse can change this. It is who CROW is! In what cage am I? Of my own ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Concerned about La Plata Electric Association spending

As an LPEA member and ratepayer, I’m concerned about where our co-op is headed financially. While LPEA leadership talks about saving money with new power deals, their own reports tell a diff...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Vallecito, a great source of local power

The Vallecito hydro plant could be providing over 18,000,000 kWHs of clean, reliable power to La Plata Electric Association every year. It can also do it below Tri-State’s costs, providing s...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A tale of two bills: Nuclear got huge attention and means little, transmission has been mostly ignored

Matters of little consequence often get major time and attention. And vice versa. Two energy bills in the Colorado Legislature this year, one about nuclear energy and the second about electr...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Student advocacy and the power of youth

I am writing to acknowledge the recent efforts of two dedicated students in the Ignacio School District who have successfully been working toward reintegrating sexual education into their sc...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

You calling me a ‘Commie’?

When did Republicans have the “come to Jesus” moment that the American worker needs help? Years of stagnate wages, union busting and not an inkling of respect for those who must work three j...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion