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Giving Space

A band performs on a church stage with colorful lights and stained glass windows behind them, while an audience watches from pews.

Saved historic churches still serve Colorado’s rural communities When Salida resident Sheree Beddingfield walked into the historic church building in her small town on a Wednesday winter evening and saw a large audience listening to a talented Celtic band, she thought, “My cup is so full.” That’s because Beddingfield experienced her hard-won passion project in […]

Bluebeary Swirl Pudding Pops

Two paw-shaped frozen yogurt pops with blueberries inside, each on a wooden stick, placed on a blue patterned background.

INGREDIENTS (Makes 8) 2 cups whole milk 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 box vanilla instant pudding mix (3.4 oz) 1 tbsp granulated sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup blueberry preserves 1 cup fresh blueberries (optional) SUPPLIES large bowl whisk or electric mixer ice pop molds and sticks INSTRUCTIONS

Raising the Bar

Three handmade soap bars tied with twine rest on a wooden tray with lavender sprigs, a rolled beige towel, a cotton boll, a glass jar, and a loofah in the background, creating a spa-like setting.

If you feel like you’re seeing more and more varieties and brands of bar soap in the marketplace these days, you’re not wrong. Bar soap’s comeback has been underway for a few years now, and for good reason. It’s about more than nostalgia; bar soap has some very practical advantages, from overall value to environmental […]

Understanding NERC, the Watchdog For a Reliable Electric Grid

Silhouetted power lines and towers stretch across the landscape at sunset, with a colorful pink, orange, and purple sky in the background and tree outlines visible below.

The country’s electric grid with its hundreds of thousands of miles of high-voltage transmission power lines might seem impossible to maintain and watch over. Given its size, it is amazing that 99.9% of the time when you flip a switch, the lights come on. Who has the task of overseeing this complex web? Thankfully, we […]

Efficiency Matters for Comfort

A Bernese Mountain Dog lies on a wooden floor, facing and panting at a white box fan in a room with light blue walls.

Did you know energy efficiency upgrades not only help you save energy but can make your home more comfortable, too? If you find yourself continually returning to the thermostat on cold winter days or unable to find relief from heat on summer days, these are signs your home needs an efficiency upgrade. No matter the […]

Navigating Your Power Bill

August is typically one of the warmest months of the year, and that means air conditioners across our community are working overtime to keep homes comfortable. During periods of extreme heat, many members may see an increase on their electric bill and wonder what factors contribute to the cost of electricity. We at Y-W Electric […]

Making Sense of Your Electric Bill

August is typically one of the warmest months of the year, and that means air conditioners across our community are working overtime to keep homes comfortable. During periods of extreme heat, many members may see an increase in their electric bill and wonder what factors contribute to the cost of electricity. At Southeast Colorado Power […]

Wildfire Mitigation: Preparing today for a resilient tomorrow

This past year has been unusually hot and dry in the central Colorado Rockies and all over Colorado, which has seen conditions that are prime for elevated wildfire risk and multiple wildfires. As temperatures remain high and moisture continues to trend low, wildfire mitigation is more important than ever. Sangre de Cristo Electric Association prioritizes […]

The Aspen Acres Fire

Our beloved communities in southern Colorado have been devastated by the Aspen Acres Fire. When I am writing this column, the fire has burned over 99,000 acres and is 36% contained. High winds and dry conditions have made it spread far and fast. We have all seen the destruction and impact the fire is having […]

Committed to Safety: Wildfire Risk & Outage Response Changes

As both a member of Mountain View Electric Association and your CEO, I know many of you have noticed an increase in power outages and longer restoration times recently. I have as well. For those who have reached out with questions or frustrations, I want you to know that we hear you. When the power […]