02 Aug IREA awarded electric vehicle charger funds

Posted at 12:21h in Cooperative Updates, Technology, 2021

IREA has received funding from Charge Ahead Colorado to install customer-accessible electric vehicle charging stations at our offices. Charge Ahead Colorado,...

26 Jan Cold weather increases bills

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...

01 Nov State EV tax credits to drop in 2021

Posted at 00:02h in Government, Technology, 2020

If you’re considering the purchase of an EV, you may want to do it by the end of the year....

06 Oct My Power now available for most IREA customers

Posted at 13:48h in Member Services, Technology, Billing, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, 2020

https://youtu.be/P_Oymf7feGQ The Intermountain Rural Electric Association today announced the launch of My Power, an online portal that transforms customers’ access to...

01 Sep My Power available this month

Posted at 00:05h in Cooperative Updates, Member Services, Technology, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, 2020

The My Power customer portal is expected to launch by the end of this month and will be accessible to...

01 Aug My Power to launch soon

Posted at 00:06h in Cooperative Updates, Member Services, Technology, Billing, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, 2020

The My Power customer portal will be available soon for customers who have new AMI meters, and will include several...

01 Aug IREA’s solar carport completed

Posted at 00:03h in Cooperative Updates, Renewables, Technology, 2020

IREA’s headquarters in Sedalia now has a solar carport for employee parking. Denver-based Pivot Energy constructed the 431-kilowatt carport, which began...

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 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,...