La Plata Electric Association

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Power back after Ticolote-area outage

appeared to be lightning

July 7, 2015

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Power restored to 4,110 LPEA customers

‘Pesky’ raccoon’s damage repaired

July 7, 2015

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Feds grant local electric co-ops more control

Tri-State could appeal decision favorable to renewables

June 22, 2015

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Pine River Valley power restored

2,600 customers without power for 9½ hours

June 6, 2015

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LPEA board of directors fills leadership roles

Board legal counsel Barry Spear gathered nominating slips in a baseball cap, read names of nominees, distributed new slips for…

May 20, 2015

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LPEA elects four to board of directors

winners are Barger, Bassett, Formwalt and McInnis

May 16, 2015

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LPEA expense mismatch a mystery

Tighter oversight rules drafted

May 12, 2015

$Spending fracas colors LPEA board election$

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Spending fracas colors LPEA board election

Dreyspring In reality, board-related activities resulted in an increase only $11,000 more in 2014 than in 2013. The discrepancy was…

May 11, 2015

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LPEA round-up program to benefit dozens of groups

LPEA customers, individuals and businesses, who round up their monthly bill to the nearest dollar are the source of the…

May 11, 2015

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LPEA leaders to speak at annual meeting

Michael Rendon, LPEA board chairman, executive director Michael Dreyspring and Barry Spear, the board’s legal counsel, are scheduled to speak.…

May 5, 2015

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Ballots trickling in at a snail’s pace

As of Friday afternoon, Tiffany Lee Parker, the La Plata County clerk and recorder, had received 1,579 ballots – just…

May 1, 2015

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La Plata Electric Association sends election packages without ballots

confined to District 4 customers

April 27, 2015

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LPEA mails 32,000 ballots

4 winners will be announced on May 16

April 24, 2015

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LPEA board candidates stake positions

seats to be filled; ballots go out Friday

April 20, 2015

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Committee clears two for LPEA board race

Critics say conflicts of interest taint candidates

April 16, 2015

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LPEA board election stirs public debate

Critics question candidates’ eligibility

April 15, 2015

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Power back after Pagosa Springs outage

There was no known cause, said LPEA spokeswoman Indiana Reed. LPEA reported the outage by Twitter at about 1:13 p.m.…

April 10, 2015

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Candidates line up for LPEA seats

Two candidates in each of the four LPEA districts have submitted their applications for voter consideration. In District 2, the…

April 3, 2015

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LPEA’s ties to trade group questioned

member: National co-op relies too heavily on coal power

March 18, 2015

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Four seats open in LPEA board election

Four seats are open – District 1, Archuleta County held by Bob Formwalt; District 2, south and west La Plata…

March 9, 2015

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Dems stop renewable-energy rollback

GOP suggest implementation ‘timeout’ of previous mandates

March 2, 2015

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LPEA scam targets customers via email

It’s unknown how many people have been affected thus far, said Indiana Reed, spokeswoman for LPEA. “The emails come from…

February 9, 2015

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Animas High junior to attend leadership camp

Schaldach The camp will take place July 12-17 at the Glen Eden Resort, just outside of Steamboat Spring, Colorado. Schaldach…

February 9, 2015

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LPEA giving workshops on new lighting

Ray Pierotti, with La Plata County Electric Association holds different types of energy-efficient and newer technology LED light bulbs on…

February 2, 2015