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Electricity Production And Distribution

Expansive solar farm slated for Ute Mountain Ute reservation

4,400-acre facility will be among the nation’s largest

DATE: Mar 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

LPEA election postponed after inconsistency found in bylaws

Co-op failed to follow noticing timeline established in state law

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata Electric Association secures $13.4 million federal funding for solar project

Co-op one of five organizations to receive first-round funds from $1 billion Inflation Reduction Act program

DATE: Mar 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata Electric puts brakes on new solar arrays around Durango

Some circuits of the grid have 100% daytime needs met by solar energy

DATE: Feb 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

After ‘Snowpocalypse’ killed power, Silverton turns to microgrid

Community-size solar grids keep the lights on, and they headed to Southwest Colorado

DATE: Jan 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

LPEA Challenges Tri-State Contract

In its latest effort to gain control over the cost and generation sources of our local electric supplies, La Plata Electric Association recently sued its wholesale electric supplier for bad...

DATE: Dec 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

LPEA sues Tri-State over exit terms

After four years, power co-op still has no estimate of cost to break contract

DATE: Dec 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tri-State announces early closures of coal plants

La Plata Electric pushes back, saying it should decide its own future

DATE: Dec 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton secures $100K for energy resiliency

Funding could mean local solar for the isolated mountain community

DATE: Aug 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College professor secures funding to improve access to electricity on Navajo Nation

An estimated 32% of homes in the Shonto Chapter are said to be without electricity

DATE: Aug 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Strong winds, broken tree branch knock out power to 10,000 LPEA customers

Meteorologist says ‘downburst’ likely cause of sudden gusts in Durango area

DATE: Aug 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Electra Lake to open for first time since 2019

Winter’s heavy snowfall means boats will be allowed back on the water this year

DATE: Jun 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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