Customers asked to reduce energy use FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Widespread high temperatures, an increase in electric generation resource outages and low production from wind turbines and solar fields across the western footprint of the Southwest Power Pool has prompted … Keep Reading

Local student pursuing a lineworker certificate program receives Roy J. Rohla Memorial Scholarship Wyatt Rickman is the 2026 recipient of Platte River Power Authority’s Roy J. Rohla Memorial Scholarship and recently graduated from Skyline High School in Longmont. This fall, … Keep Reading

Partnership key to enabling customer participation in the energy transition FORT COLLINS, Colo., -- Platte River Power Authority, the community-owned, wholesale power provider for Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, selected EnergyHub to help design and deploy a virtual … Keep Reading

100 MW battery storage project will store excess energy and support renewable integration AULT, Colo., – Local officials joined leaders from NextEra Energy Resources, LLC and Platte River Power Authority to break ground on Weld Energy Center, Platte River’s first … Keep Reading

Travis Walker, Light and Power director for the City of Fort Collins, joins board of directors FORT COLLINS, Colo., The Fort Collins City Council appointed Travis Walker, Light and Power director for the City of Fort Collins, to Platte River … Keep Reading

Over 60 teams apply STEM principles to competition hosted by Platte River Power Authority FORT COLLINS, Colo., – Platte River Power Authority’s (Platte River) 7th annual NoCo Time Trials crossed the finish line May 2 with approximately 450 guests in … Keep Reading

Report highlights energy transition progress grounded in community partnership FORT COLLINS, Colo., – The Platte River Power Authority’s April 30 board meeting marked the retirement of Reuben Bergsten from the utility’s board of directors. Bergsten serves as the utilities director … Keep Reading

Now a 17-state RTO, SPP poised to bring value of regional energy services to a larger region LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today celebrates the successful expansion of its service territory into the Western Interconnection of the … Keep Reading

Denver (CO), March 25th, 2026 — ContourGlobal announces the installation of the last photovoltaic panel at Black Hollow Sun, marking a major milestone for the completion of the 324 MWp solar facility near Fort Collins. The complex’s first phase, Black … Keep Reading

Media ContactsMeghan Sever (501-482-2393, [email protected])Derek Wingfield (501-614-3394, [email protected]) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — With less than a month to go before Southwest Power Pool (SPP) expands its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection, leaders from participating organizations have … Keep Reading