The other camp is supporting less expensive locally generated electricity than the mostly coal-fired power generated by Tri-State. Building local solar PV power plants will create local jobs and keep part of the $68 million per year we send to Tri-State in our local economy. This camp recognizes the rapid energy transformation happening in the electric utility industry.
Wind power is now selling for as low as 1.9 cents/kW, about one-third of Tri-State’s rates, while solar is selling for less than 3 cents/kW (Look up the most informative YouTube videos by Tony Seba). Fortunately, all you late voters have the opportunity to still vote for the camp of your choice – the camp of old-time power or those who are willing to adopt new, less expensive, clean-air technologies.
Depending upon where you live, please vote either for Jeff Mannix, Britt Bassett or Tim Wheeler. And, because all of our mail is now being sorted in Albuquerque, causing delays, please drop off your ballot at the La Plata County Clerk’s office or at the LPEA office in Bodo Park.
Werner Heiber
Durango