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Please take the time to send a letter to the PUC on this important issue! The PUC has asked for public comment about whether it should dramatically expand regulation over Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the not-for-profit, member-owned utility that provides electricity to 44 electric cooperatives, including SLVREC, in Colorado and surrounding states. Because Tri-State is controlled by its member electric cooperatives and their consumers, there is no need for this extra regulation. In part, it is believed the PUC would like to increase control over Tri-State because they believe doing so would increase the generation cooperative's efforts to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy and new technology development. However, this is simply not the case. First, Tri-State has promoted energy efficiency for decades. Tri-State's Energy Efficiency Credit Program has successfully promoted conservation for many, many years. Recently, Tri-State partnered with www.energystar.gov to offer incentives to members who purchase energy efficient appliances. (click here to learn more.) Second, Tri-State actively promotes renewable energy and new technology development in renewables. In a recent press release, Tri-State announced yet another solar development, this one in New Mexico. Tri-State has been working with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on solar augementation for coal-based power plants and last year the generation cooperative was hoping to develop a state-of-the art facility in Kansas that would have used an algae infiltration system to filter coal-plant emissions as a way to sequester carbon. Tri-State supports the development of renewables at its member cooperatives and several such projects are underway in Colorado alone. For more information on Tri-States efforts to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy and new technology development, please visit their web site at http://www.tristategt.org. We encourage you to express your concern over this proposal to the PUC. Please include this docket number in your letter: 091-041E. Letters can be sent to: Mr. Doug Dean, Director Read more about this issue in the April Newsboy column from John Villyard, SLVREC CEO, or in a column that will appear in the Valley Courier on April 8. Sample letters The following Word files are available for you to use. Please feel free to edit the letters to make them more personal.
You can also complete a letter electronically through Tri-State's web page.
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Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative
3625 US Hwy 160 W Monte
Vista, CO 81144
719-852-3538 800-332-7634 power@slvrec.com
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