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Electricity Production And Distribution

Crow causes Florida Road outage

A crow proved to be the guilty culprit in a power outage that left more than 900 homes along Florida Road (County Road 240) without electricity. All power was restored as of 6:30 ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Public Utilities Commission shoots down Xcel’s community solar garden agreement

State regulators: Plan would have cost ratepayers

DATE: Mar 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

La Plata County production-related toxic waste minimal compared with San Juan County, N.M.

An annual report that tracks production-related waste from industrial facilities found nearly 750 pounds of toxic chemicals were disposed in La Plata County in 2014. However, that number is ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata Electric Association lowers off-peak rates

Savings program to start in March

DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Buyer beware: Solar power may be missing key ingredient

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Want to cut reliance on your fossil-fuel-burning utility, but don’t have space for solar panels? Easy, the sales pitch goes, buy a share in the new “community solar array” ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

300 customers back in power in Ignacio

Damaged equipment caused it, cause of damage unknown

DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Half of new demand for power in Colorado coming from grow operations

As legal weed expands, grids becoming taxed

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Environmentalists file intent to sue federal agencies over power plant

Groups question keeping Four Corners Power Plant open for 25 more years

DATE: Dec 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo Nation on track for first utility-scale solar plant

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A Navajo community south of Monument Valley will be home to the tribe’s first utility-scale solar plant capable of powering 7,700 homes on average. The $64 mill...

DATE: Dec 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Mix-up in vote process leads to La Plata Electric Association bill hike

Some LPEA members say they weren’t informed of a final procedural change

DATE: Dec 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Attempt to reverse La Plata Electric Association residential rate hike fails

Board members say increased cost ‘exacerbates inequality’

DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

New operator for Navajo Mine

Bisti Fuels Company will take over Farmington operation

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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