Platte River Power Authority will use a low-flying helicopter to conduct an infrared scan of its substations and transmission lines from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on August 7. The purpose of the scan is to help ensure a continued high … Keep Reading

Platte River Power Authority’s Board of Directors has approved the purchase of 28 MW of additional wind energy from the Spring Canyon Energy Center (Spring Canyon) in Logan County, Colorado. Platte River contracted with an affiliate of Invenergy Wind LLC … Keep Reading

Efficiency Works is a new approach to support efficiency in Northern Colorado. Developed as a partnership between Platte River Power Authority and the utilities of its owner municipalities—Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland—Efficiency Works unites all of the five … Keep Reading

As part of its ongoing plan to acquire new renewable energy, Platte River Power Authority (“Platte River”) has contracted with an affiliate of Invenergy Wind LLC (“Invenergy”), to purchase output from a new wind power generation facility to be constructed … Keep Reading

Platte River Power Authority is managing the construction of specially designed decorative concrete block walls around two substations in the City of Fort Collins; the Timberline Substation, located in the southwest corner of Prospect and Timberline Roads, and the Dixon … Keep Reading

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Platte River Power Authority and the City of Fort Collins Utilities have teamed up to help Colorado State University make energy efficient improvements in campus buildings. A check for $429,387.00 was presented to the University to … Keep Reading

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Some unusual feathered friends have been visiting Platte River Power Authority's Rawhide Energy Station. For the twenty-seventh consecutive year, Rawhide was a site for the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count. Seventy-three species were observed--the most since … Keep Reading

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Platte River Power Authority's Rawhide Energy Station Unit 1 has been included in a list of the best-utilized U.S. coal-fired power plants published by Electric Light & Power (EL&P) magazine. According to EL&P, Rawhide's 2011 capacity … Keep Reading