The power supply is where electricity comes from to power our homes, businesses, and lives. It's the source of the electricity that LPEA delivers to its members.
Right now, 95% of LPEA's power supply - the electricity we provide - comes from a company called Tri-State Generation & Transmission. Tri-State generates and transmits the electricity that LPEA then distributes to our members.
LPEA has a long-term contract with Tri-State that goes until the year 2050 for Tri-State to be our main power supplier. So currently, the vast majority of the electricity powering our homes, businesses, etc. comes from Tri-State.
Resource Adequacy
On April 1, 2024 Tri-State submitted its Annual Resource Adequacy (RA) Report to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC), pursuant to C.R.S. § 40-43-104(1)(a). The report is publicly available here. Page 1 of Tri-State’s report indicates: “Tri-State’s 2024 RA Annual Report has been made available on Tri-State's website, pursuant to the requirement at C.R.S. § 40-43-104(3). Page 3 of Tri-State’s report indicates: “Tri-State’s report covers its Members as Load Serving Entities (LSEs), for the portion of their loads served by Tri-State, pursuant to C.R.S. § 40-43-104(2).”
Sunnyside Community Solar Garden
LPEA is nearing the completion of the brand-new Sunnyside Community Solar Garden which will offer community members subscription options and the chance to play a role in clean, local energy generation without putting solar panels on their roof. LPEA expects to launch the Community Solar Garden program early this summer.
