Faces, Places & Voices Of PVREA
Community-Driven Support for At-Risk Youth In Northern Colorado, one organization is making a lasting difference in the lives of at-risk youth. NoCo Unify — Northern Colorado United for Youth — has become a beacon of hope and opportunity, providing critical financial assistance to child-focused charities and programs. Since its founding in 2007, the nonprofit has […]
2024 Annual Report
2024 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS STRATEGIC PLAN 2024 was a defining year for SDCEA as the Board of Directors and staff developed comprehensive strategic goals to guide the cooperative’s future. Our key objectives are to: INVESTING IN RELIABLE SERVICE Our long-term commitment to resilience led to the continuation of a six-year work plan, infusing $22 million into […]
CEO Report
As we reflected on 2024 at the annual meeting in April, I am pleased to report it was another good year for Southeast Colorado Power Association (SECPA). We continued our moderate growth pattern and ended the year with an increase of 49 consumers over 2023 for a total of 10,914 consumers by the end of […]
$50K in Scholarships Awarded
This spring, SIEA awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships to 41 local students who are committed to continuing their education at a trade school, lineworker school, or a four-year college or university. The scholarship program began in 1990 and has been growing steadily ever since. BRENDON BEACH MEMORIAL LINEWORKER SCHOLARSHIP The Brendon Beach Memorial Lineworker […]
Meet Y-W Electric’s Board Candidates
ROBERT BLEDSOE (District No. 1 – The First Commissioner District of Yuma County, Colorado) Robert E. (Bob) Bledsoe is running for his tenth term on the Y-W Board of Directors. His director district is commensurate with Y-W’s service territory in Yuma County Original Commissioner District #1. Bob is a 1965 graduate of Wray High School. […]
Extreme Summer Temps Impact Reliability
When outdoor temperatures soar, our electricity use increases. That’s because our air conditioners are running longer and more often to counteract sweltering outdoor temperatures. Factor in that we all tend to use electricity at the same times — in the morning and early evenings — and that equals a lot of strain on our electric […]
Interesting Times
“May you live in interesting times.” This is an old salutation that is typically received as a bit of a curse. Blessing or curse, working in Colorado’s tumultuous electricity market in the mid-2020s provides us with plenty of interesting times. Tracking the progress of Grand Valley Power’s federal grant applications generates a lot of interest. […]
2024 Annual Report
CEO Message In the first decades of GCEA’s existence, there was a great deal of similarity in the way people used electricity — at least much more so than there is today. This led to the creation of a simple retail rate structure, which was mostly based on how much one used. Over the years, […]
Co-ops Ramp Up Fire Prevention
Nothing provokes nightmares for electric co-op staff like a wildfire does. Fires can melt power lines, burn utility poles, destroy equipment, and knock out power to co-op members. And fire risks in Colorado are increasing due to lower humidity, more forest diseases, and more human settlement and activity in fire-prone areas. “When there are red […]