01 Mar Free shred event in Parker April 3

Posted at 00:04h in Member Services, Community, 2021

Due to popular demand, we plan to host up to five shredding events throughout IREA’s service territory this year. The...

24 Feb IREA continues push for RTO

Posted at 10:12h in Government, Legislation, 2021

IREA is working with legislators to make a regional transmission organization (RTO) a reality in Colorado. RTOs allow generators and utilities...

Posted at 08:21h in System Improvements, 2021

Recent widespread power outages in Texas and other parts of the country are a good reminder that weather often causes...

Posted at 00:03h in Renewables, 2021

IREA’s utility-scale Pioneer Solar facility began power production in December and is expected to reach full operating capacity this month. The...

Posted at 00:02h in Member Services, Community, 2021

IREA will build on the success of last year’s free shred event by staging multiple events in 2021. This year we...

Posted at 09:16h in Cooperative Updates, 2021

Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA), an electric cooperative based in Sedalia, CO, has announced the hiring of a new Chief...

Posted at 13:31h in Technology, Billing, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, 2021

Residential customers typically see higher bills due to seasonal cold temperatures. This seems like a statement of the obvious, but...

Posted at 00:07h in Cooperative Updates, Renewables, 2021

IREA currently purchases all of the output of the 12.8-megawatt Victory Solar project north of Bennett, Colorado. In 2019 we...

Posted at 00:06h in Cooperative Updates, 2021

IREA typically receives over 50% of its energy from Comanche Unit 3, the 750-megawatt super-critical, pulverized coal power plant near...

Posted at 00:05h in Community, 2021

Graduating high school seniors can apply for one of IREA’s education grants. We will award 35 graduating high school seniors grants...