Patronage Capital
Your piece of the co-op pie If you receive electricity from GCEA, you’re not just a customer, you’re a member-owner of a cooperative. This distinction matters, because it means you have a voice in how your co-op operates, and you share in our success. One of the core principles that sets cooperatives apart is members’ […]
When the Power Goes Out, So Do We
Summer is a great time for gathering with family and friends, attending community events, and enjoying the sunshine. While summertime can be full of fun and adventure, we can still find ourselves dealing with not-so-fun things — like power outages. Believe me, at Morgan County REA, we hate when the power goes out as much […]
Your Vote is Critical
As a Grand Valley Power board member, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing the impact of community involvement up close — and nothing reflects that impact more powerfully than member voting. Unlike large investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives are built on the principle of democratic member control. At Grand Valley Power, you are more than a […]
Who Owns What?
Understanding electric equipment responsibilities As July rolls in with rising temperatures, it also brings the increased potential for severe weather. Summer storms can arrive quickly and hit hard, sometimes causing significant damage to essential electric equipment throughout our community. Y-W Electric Association is always prepared to respond swiftly to outages and restore power safely, but […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
$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 […]
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 […]