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Letter to the Editor: Letter from White River Electric Assoc.

Dear Editor: This is an open letter to White River Electric Association members. Please consider contacting your Colorado legislators today to ask them to vote “no” on Colorado SB 252.

April 20, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

WREA challenges Tri-State rates at PUC

MEEKER I White River Electric Association, Inc. (WREA), along with La Plata Electric Association of Durango, Colo., and Empire Electric Association of Cortez, Colo., filed a formal complaint on March 4 at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) against their wholesale power supplier Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Inc., challenging Tri-State’s[Read More…]

March 7, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Questions about WREA bills welcome

MEEKER I Did your January electric bill catch you by surprise? Several factors contributed to the increase in consumers’ January electric bills.

March 5, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Kudos to WREA

Dear Editor: Kudos to White River Electric! We would like to express our appreciation and gratitude to White River Electric for their outstanding efficiency and professionalism during our power outage. All businesses should mimic their service standards.

December 7, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

WREA electric rates to increase

MEEKER I Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association of Denver, Colo., which supplies all of the power for White River Electric Association, Inc. (WREA), will be implementing a rate increase and change the way it bills the 44 member cooperatives effective Jan. 1, 2013.

December 2, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

White River Electric Ass’n. holds 67th annual meeting

MEEKER I The 67th annual meeting of the members of White River Electric was held on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the 4-H Community Center in Meeker. Approximately 275 consumers participated in the member appreciation lunch prepared by the Meeker Lions Club. Following the lunch nearly 190 members registered for the[Read More…]

September 22, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Drought demands extra measures at WREA

MEEKER I With the drought conditions and fire danger at historic levels around the state, White River Electric has implemented changes to its normal procedures in restoring power in the event of an electrical power outage.

July 20, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Annual tourney fields 65

MEEKER I The 28th annual White River Electric golf tournament was held Friday, June 15 with 65 players from around the state participating in the fund-raising event for the Meeker High School athletic department. All three places in the 18-hole scramble format were won by a combination of local and[Read More…]

June 26, 2012 by editor Comments are Disabled

House commends electric co-ops

MEEKER I In recognition of the International Year of Cooperatives, the Colorado House of Representatives presented a tribute to Colorado’s electric co-ops during Co-op Day at the state capitol Monday, Feb. 27.

March 21, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Welle testifies at field hearing

RBC I At a field hearing held Monday in Grand Junction, chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade Scott Tipton (R-CO) examined federal energy industry regulations and policies and their impact on small businesses, jobs and consumer prices.

September 23, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Welle to give energy testimony

RBC I The House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, chaired by Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO), will hold a hearing entitled “Are Excessive Energy Regulations and Policies Limiting Energy Independence, Killing Jobs and Increasing Prices for Consumers?” at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 in Grand Junction, Colo.,[Read More…]

September 15, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

WREA donates $10,000 toward Piceance EMS vehicle

Local energy company White River Electric Association (WREA) recently made a $10,000 donation to the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District, which will go towards the purchase of a quick response vehicle for the Quick Response Team in the Piceance Creek area.

September 1, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled