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...

19 Feb System improvements increase reliability

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...

Posted at 00:04h in Cooperative Updates, 2021

IREA Chief Executive Officer Patrick Mooney plans to retire in 2021. Mooney has served as CEO since 2011. Formerly a practicing...