16 Mar Updates regarding COVID-19/Coronavirus

Posted at 09:29h in Cooperative Updates, Member Services, Community, Safety, Notices, 2020

Tuesday, March 17 To protect our employees and customers, and prevent the spread of COVID-19/Coronavirus, we are closing our four office...

02 Mar Pole attachment audit includes drone work

Posted at 11:13h in Cooperative Updates, Safety, 2020

IREA contractors are using aerial drones to conduct a comprehensive audit of pole attachments, which will help us protect the...

01 Mar Capital credits are here

Posted at 00:04h in Cooperative Updates, Member Services, Capital Credits, Billing, 2020

IREA will refund customers capital credits totaling $16.1 million this month. This is the seventh straight year in which IREA’s Board...

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 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,...

01 Dec New IREA office coming to Bennett

Posted at 00:03h in Cooperative Updates, Member Services, Community, Archive

IREA will soon break ground on a new facility in Bennett. The facility will be the administrative and operations hub for the easternmost...

01 Dec State general assembly to convene next month

Posted at 00:01h in Cooperative Updates, Government, Legislation, Archive

The 2nd Session of the 72nd General Assembly will convene in early January with a slate of bills before them,...

01 Oct New meter installs near 40,000

Posted at 00:01h in Cooperative Updates, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Archive

Installation of AMI meters continues at a steady pace. Nearly 40,000 new meters have been installed as of late September. New meter...

01 Sep Avoid the latest utility scam

Posted at 00:08h in Cooperative Updates, Safety, Archive

IREA continues to receive customer reports of utility scams. The latest reports describe an individual going door-to-door claiming to represent IREA. The individual uses...