01 Mar New substations to strengthen grid

Posted at 00:02h in Cooperative Updates, 2020

IREA routinely evaluates our distribution system to determine where, when and how much additional capacity is needed. Growing demand, investments...

01 Mar Newer EV models alleviate ‘range anxiety’

Posted at 00:01h in Technology, 2020

Electric vehicle (EV) sales doubled between 2018 and 2019. Many new EV models soon will be introduced, as manufacturers look...

01 Jan Winter storms: Are you prepared?

Posted at 00:05h in Safety, Outages, 2020

IREA continually upgrades infrastructure and performs system maintenance to mitigate outages. No grid operates completely unaffected by Mother Nature, though. And while...

01 Jan Lower your heating system costs

Posted at 00:04h in Member Services, Energy Efficiency, Billing, 2020

You can reduce energy costs associated with heating systems by slightly changing the ways you use them. Baseboard heaters A 6-foot baseboard heater draws...

01 Jan Meter upgrade completes first year of installations

Posted at 00:03h in Cooperative Updates, Technology, Billing, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, 2020

This month marks a full year since IREA began upgrading its metering and communications systems with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). Through mid-December of 2019,...

01 Jan IREA’s energy evolution

Posted at 00:01h in Cooperative Updates, Renewables, Government, Legislation, Technology, 2020

In 2013, when the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 13-252 mandating a higher renewable energy portfolio standard for rural electric cooperatives,...