Mountain West electricity providers explore RTO options Mountain West Transmission Group Membership Areas Mountain West electricity providers explore RTO options Mountain West Transmission Group to open discussions on possible membership; expanded electricity market may improve reliability and create savings DENVER … Keep Reading

PSEG Rawhide Flats Solar Center Dedicated (September 29, 2016 – Wellington, CO) – PSEG Solar Source, Platte River Power Authority and juwi today joined to dedicate the PSEG Rawhide Flats Solar Center. The 36.3 MW-dc (30 MW-ac) facility is located … Keep Reading

FORT COLLINS, COLO. - The Platte River Power Authority Board of Directors named Jason Frisbie General Manager (GM) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective August 6. He will replace Jackie Sargent, who was recently named General Manager of Austin Energy … Keep Reading

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — On April 12, 2016, Platte River Power Authority (Platte River) sold $147 million of Series JJ Bonds using a competitive sale process. Proceeds will fund power production and transmission capital projects and generate $13.7 million in … Keep Reading

$3,000 Scholarship will be Awarded to a Student in Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont, or Loveland Platte River Power Authority is pleased to announce that its $3,000 Roy J. Rohla Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a local student in … Keep Reading

April 27 marked one year of continuous operation for Platte River Power Authority's Rawhide Energy Station. The previous record was 292 days, which ended July 19, 2011. During the past 12 months, Unit 1 – Rawhide’s coal-fired generator – produced more … Keep Reading

Platte River Power Authority and Colorado-based juwi solar (juwi) have signed an agreement to build a 22 megawatt (MW) solar energy facility near Wellington, Colorado. The project may be expanded to up to 30 MW depending on final site design … Keep Reading

Thousands of birds, some rarely seen along Colorado's northern Front Range, have been visiting Platte River Power Authority's Rawhide Energy Station. More than 6,000 birds representing sixty-seven species were observed during the twenty-ninth annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count held … Keep Reading

Platte River Power Authority’s Rawhide Energy Station Unit 1 has been rated the best-utilized U.S. coal-fired power plant by Electric Light & Power (EL&P) magazine. The exceptional performance of Platte River's largest and lowest-cost generation resource helps keep electric bills … Keep Reading

Platte River Power Authority ("Platte River") and Invenergy Wind LLC (“Invenergy”) announce the start of commercial operations of the final phase of Invenergy’s Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Center (“Spring Canyon Expansion”). Platte River will purchase all of the energy … Keep Reading