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Will There be Electric Companies in 10 Years?
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What does the future hold for the utility industry? For electric co-ops? For companies such as Xcel Energy? Find out what those in the electric industry expect to change for utilities as they discuss new paradigms during the opening panel discussion at the Colorado Rural Electric Association’s Energy Innovations Summit. Other panels and presentations during the Monday, October 26 Summit will include an update on wind generation technology and integration; a look at Donald R. Sadoway balancing the costs and benefits of solar net metering; and how battery storage may change the industry. The luncheon speaker, Professor
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Donald R. Sadoway of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give attendees a glimpse into the future of energy. Chosen as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2012, Prof. Sadoway is excited about what is ahead and the possibilities that we don’t yet know about. Working with the brightest minds at MIT, he mentors students who are inventing ways to improve our energy situation. He is leading the way as a world-renowned expert in batteries and grid-level energy storage. Register now at www.crea.coop to attend the summit at the Westin Denver Downtown hotel. CREA member co-ops will also conduct their fall meeting in conjunction with the Energy Innovations Summit.
Dalton Lind of Eaton with his grand champion.
Co-ops Sponsor Kids at Livestock Sale
More than half a million dollars went toward supporting Colorado’s rural 4-H and FFA students when Colorado’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives sponsored the annual Junior Livestock Sale at the Colorado State Fair September 1. Buyers and buying groups spent more than $531,000 on 135 animals, including market beef, hogs, goats, lambs, rabbits and chickens. The grand champion market beef shown by Dalton Lind of Eaton went for $60,000, a new record. The reserve champion market beef shown by Julia Frye of Johnstown went for $22,000.
STILL TIME TO SUPPORT CO-OPS’ BIKE TEAM
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Want to help those who will struggle to pay heating bills this winter? You can by supporting the electric co-ops’ Powering the Plains bike team. Seventeen team members rode 172 miles in the Pedal the Plains bike tour of eastern Colorado September 18-20. And they rode to raise money for Energy Outreach Colorado, which helped 115,000 low-income Colorado households pay their heating bills last year. Donations for the team’s project will be accepted through October 15. Send your check payable to CEEI/PTP to 5400 Team member Gregg Goodrich wears this Washington St., Denver, CO 80216. For more infor- year’s team jersey. This was his fourth year riding for the team. mation, visit www.poweringtheplains.coop. Supporting the Powering the Plains team and its efforts for Energy Outreach Colorado are the Colorado Rural Electric Association, Colorado Country Life, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Holy Cross Energy in Glenwood Springs, K.C. Electric in Hugo, Highline Electric in Akron, Poudre Valley REA in Fort Collins, Morgan County REA in Fort Morgan, Mountain View Electric in Limon, San Isabel Electric in Pueblo West, San Miguel Power in Ridgway, Southeast Colorado Power in La Junta, United Power in Brighton, White River Electric in Meeker, Lewis Roca Rothgerber in Denver and Wright & Williamson in Sterling. coloradocountrylife.coop