Tri-State announces expansion of Colorado Highlands Wind
Colorado’s newest renewable energy facility is already growing. The current 67-megawatt Colorado Highlands Wind project – from which Tri-State receives 100 percent of the power – is expanding to 91 megawatts, with construction is expected to commence in July and be completed this fall.

Tri-State and its member co-ops oppose misguided legislation
On April 3, a bill was introduced in the Colorado Legislature aimed at Tri-State and its member co-ops which would require Tri-State to generate 25 percent of the power it sells to its Colorado members from renewable resources by 2020 – a measure that could end up costing electric co-op consumers up to $4 billion.

Tri-State officers elected following 2013 annual meeting
Approximately 400 electric cooperative representatives and industry officials attended Tri-State's 61st annual meeting April 3-4, after which the association's board of directors was seated for the upcoming year, including the six officers and three at-large positions that make up the board's Executive Committee.

Tri-State to consider alternative transmission project in Southern Colorado
Tri-State will consider an alternative route for a transmission project to increase electric system reliability in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. The alternative project will meet Tri-State’s goal of bolstering reliability of the electric grid, with the added benefit of supporting potential renewable energy development.