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A member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative that provides more than 300,000 people along Colorado's Front Range The Energy to Thrive.

Sedalia, Colorado
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
As of 9 p.m. Saturday, we have about 5,000 members without service. Dangerous conditions in the western part of Jefferson County have prompted a pause on restoration efforts in that area until Sunday morning.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
Crews are back at work this morning and concentrated on the Conifer area, where we have nearly 12,000 members without service as of 9 a.m. Sunday. Conditions are much safer than overnight. Our crews will work until all affected members are back on.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
Our crews are encountering many broken poles and trees on lines as they work to restore service to affected members, almost all of whom are in Jefferson, Clear Creek and Park counties. As of 1 p.m. Sunday, we have about 11,500 members without service.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
Crews worked overnight to get service restored for more than 4,000 members and, as of 7 a.m. Monday, about 5,700 members are without service. Crews continue to work and should have most affected members back in service Monday afternoon.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
As of 7:30 p.m., we are at about 12,400 members without service. Crews are working to repair two transmission lines that serve the Conifer area. High winds make the work more difficult, but our field personnel remain highly vigilant of the increased wildfire risks.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
We have nearly 5,200 members without service as of 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Additional crews and contractors have been activated to help us more quickly restore service for affected members. Fire settings remain enabled, but we currently have no planned or scheduled outages.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
Extreme winds and other conditions in parts of our service area are dangerous enough that we plan to pause restoration work by 9 p.m. Saturday for the safety of members and crews. Crews will restart as early as possible Sunday morning, when conditions are expected to be safer.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
@KyleClark Thank you, Kyle! Our line workers appreciate the shout-out as they work through some of the toughest conditions in recent years.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
We are down to about 5,000 members without service as of 8:45 p.m. Crews will continue working until all members are back on. Thank you for your patience. Please continue to use our online Outage Center () to report and monitor outages.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
8 years
Crews still working to restore all outages. Road conditions near Bennett, Byers, Strasburg not good, but we will continue until power is on.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, we are down to 10 members without service. Crews will continue work on the isolated areas until all are restored.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
Why do transformers hum? They don't know the words. #NationalTellAJokeDay
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
6 months
As of 6 p.m. Thursday, we are down to about 60 members without service in the Conifer area. Many are in areas that are currently very difficult to access, but crews will continue to work until all are back on. Thanks for your patience.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
Fire settings remain enabled throughout our service area, but we do not have any planned outages at this time. Thank you for your patience. Stay safe, and please continue to use our online Outage Center () for additional info and to report/monitor outages.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
We understand the estimated times for restoration of service displayed in our outage map and alerts have fluctuated for some members during recent outages. The nature and scope of restoration work is much more varied in an event like this and can change by the minute.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
4 months
As of 1:50 p.m. Saturday, we have about 4,200 members without power throughout the area due to heavy snow. Crews are working to restore service as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience and use our online Outage Center () for additional info.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
Happy #ColoradoDay ! Still beautiful at 141 years.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
Thank you to @Chris_Holbert and @PollyLawrenceCO , recipients of the 2017 IREA Advocate Award, for their efforts in amending the Move Over law. We appreciate your help in keeping our linemen and field personnel safe while on the job!
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
It’s National Safe Digging Month! Follow @Colorado811 for info on safe digging as summer approaches. #FollowFriday
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
Crews in Park and Teller counties will continue to work while conditions remain safe. Thank you for your patience.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
6 months
We have just a handful of isolated outages as of late evening Thursday. Thanks to our dedicated field crews for working through challenging conditions to get service back on for members. Please report any outages via or (833) 267-3349.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
8 years
One of our crews working to restore power during a rare moment of non-whiteout conditions yesterday.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
4 months
Heavy, wet snow has put trees on our lines in multiple parts of our service area. Crews and contractors are actively working to restore service for the 2,500 members who are out as of 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Thank you for your patience.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
8 years
IREA has a new outage hotline. Please call 1-844-IREA-FIX to report any service interruption.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
As of 1:30 p.m. Saturday, we have about 3,400 members without power in several parts of our service area. Crews are currently at all affected areas and working to restore service as quickly as possible.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
As of 6 p.m. Thursday, we have about 13,000 members without service. Xcel is currently working to repair a transmission line that feeds part of our distribution system, and CORE crews are working to restore service to other parts of our system.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
10 months
As part of CORE's annual maintenance program, drones will be used to visually inspect poles and electrical equipment from now through December. This work is essential to maintaining a safe and reliable system. To learn more, visit
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
8 years
Damage to transmission line has created outage affecting 8,000+ customers in Conifer area. We expect service restored within 1 to 2 hours.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
As of 12 p.m. Monday, we have fewer than 3,800 members without service. Most of the remaining outages are because of broken poles and damaged transformers, which require difficult, time-consuming work. We plan to have most or all members back on Monday evening.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
We are excited to share that the @hgtv Dream Home 2023 is located in our service territory - Morrison, CO! Enter the sweepstakes daily for your chance to win: #HGTVDreamHome
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CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
Thank you for your patience as our field personnel deal with dozens of broken poles and other issues caused by this weekend’s extreme wind events.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
IREA and CoBank, through its Sharing Success program, donate $6,000 to Help The Needy in Woodland Park. @CoBank
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
6 months
We just restored service to about 1,400 members in Jefferson County and, as of 1:30 p.m., have about 300 members out at scattered locations in Douglas, Park and Teller counties. Crews are on-site and working to restore service as quickly as possible.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
It’s #NationalLinemanAppreciationDay . A huge thank-you to all of IREA’s line workers, as well as the 115,000 others throughout the U.S.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
May is #NationalWildfireAwarenessMonth . CORE is committed to protecting our members, employees and distribution system from wildfires. We maintain a comprehensive wildfire mitigation plan and program, which you can learn more about at .
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
6 years
Many thanks this #NationalLinemanAppreciationDay to the 115,000-plus line workers who maintain the more than 9 million miles of wires that keep U.S. electric customers plugged in. #ThankALineman
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
As of 4 p.m. Monday, we have fewer than 2,000 members without service. 150 crews and many more control center and support personnel are working on the repairs needed to restore the remaining members and will continue to do so until all members are restored.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
8 years
After two years of planning and construction, the Victory Solar era has begun at IREA ...
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CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
A Red Flag Warning has been issued on April 6 for Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Teller, West Park, Douglas and Elbert Counties. Red Flag Warning means warm temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds for an increased risk of fire danger. Learn more here:
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
Congratulations to Duncan Beth, CORE's newest Journeyman Lineman! Duncan just completed the final steps to move from Apprentice to Journeyman, which requires years of hard work and dedication. CORE is proud of Duncan, and all other line workers who #KeepTheLightsOn !
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
6 years
Happy National #AgDay to the farmers and other agricultural workers who feed the world! IREA is just one of hundreds of electric coops that got their starts serving those who provide, and we thank you.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
As of about 4 p.m., we are down to fewer than 400 members without service, mostly in and around the Conifer area. We expect to have all affected members back on today.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
8 years
Our crews hope to have service restored by 6:30 p.m. We appreciate your patience.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
1 year
A 🚩 Red Flag Warning 🚩 has been issued Sunday, April 2, for most of CORE's service area. Per our Wildfire Mitigation Plan, crews and contractors will take extra precautions to safeguard themselves, the public, equipment and facilities.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 months
Due to a Red Flag Warning on July 14, alternate relay settings have been turned on for the Conifer, Woodland Park and Sedalia districts. Learn more about our wildfire safety operations:
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
8 years
IREA crews pay their respects to fallen Park County Sheriff's Department Cpl. Nate Carrigan. #NeverForgotten
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
Due to a Red Flag Warning on April 14, alternate settings have been turned on for Sedalia and Bennett districts. These more sensitive settings will allow us to better identify and respond to potential fire hazards but might cause service interruptions for some members.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
We are down to about 6,700 members without service, mostly in Park and Teller counties. Thank you for your patience as crews work to restore service as quickly as possible. They will not stop until all affected members are back on.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
In celebration of #NationalWildlifeWeek , enjoy these great wildlife photos, courtesy of retired Substation Master Technician Joel Bull.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
The #FireMitigation efforts in the #Foothills #WoodChipping event that took place in the Homestead area was a HUGE hit with many of our members coming out! Thanks to CORE employees: Kris Onda, Dave Singer & Guy Taylor who volunteered their time to make the event successful. #CORE
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
10 months
Today, CORE celebrated the installation of a Level 3 electric vehicle charging station in Deer Trail, CO! Thank you to our partners: Town of Deer Trail, I-70 Regional Economic Advancement Partnership, @ArapahoeCounty , and the @COEnergyOffice for making this possible.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
We appreciate your understanding as our crews work to restore service and provide the most accurate info available.
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CORE Electric Cooperative
4 months
As of 6 p.m. Saturday, we are down to about 1,200 members without service and still expect to have most back on by midnight. Estimated times of restoration were sent earlier via our automated system to all members who were out as of 4 p.m. and who are signed up for outage alerts.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
A Red Flag Warning has been issued on April 5 for Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Elbert Counties. Fire settings have been turned on in Sedalia and Bennett districts. Learn more about our operational practices here:
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
1 year
As of 3:15 p.m. Friday, we have about 2,500 members without power. CORE crews are making good progress and continue to work with additional contracted crews to restore service as quickly as possible. Many of the remaining outage points have broken or otherwise damaged poles ...
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
23 days
As of 8:30 p.m., just over 1,100 members are without power due to damage caused by severe weather. Crews are repairing several broken poles to restore power to Bennett, Deer Trail and the surrounding areas. See the most up-to-date outage information at .
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
IREA appreciates and honors every day – though especially today, #VeteransDay – all the 18 million-plus military veterans who have served and currently serve our nation.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
It's #WildfireSeason & safeguarding our members, employees, and the grid through our #WildfireMitigation plan is very important to us here at CORE! See some of the things we are doing to help keep YOU safe from the ever-present danger of #wildfires here:
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 months
We will continue to provide updates as they are available. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we protect our field personnel, members and communities.
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CORE Electric Cooperative
1 year
Thank you to CBS Colorado for covering our wildfire mitigation efforts. Check out the full news story below:
@CBSNewsColorado
CBSColorado
1 year
Hundreds of thousands of Colorado homes are at risk of burning in wildfires, per report
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
IREA has issued customers an $8.4 million rate refund. Check your December bill for a credit, which averages $41 per customer, or visit for more info.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
1 year
The Conifer office recently put on a voltage demonstration with local fire departments: @ICFPD , @ElkCreekFire and @plattecanyonfd . Demonstration included education on downed lines, lines on vehicles and vehicles on underground equipment. #FireDemonstration #Voltage
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
4 months
High winds have put trees on our lines in multiple parts of our service area. Crews are actively working to restore service for the 1,400-plus members who are out as of 7 a.m. Monday. Thank you for your patience.
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CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
@SouthMetroPIO IREA does not expect this planned outage to affect any of our customers.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
27 days
Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more and more popular, and it's easy to see why. In addition to being environmentally friendly, EVs have many other benefits over gas-powered vehicles. Discover if an EV is right for you.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
Glad our facilities could be of assistance on this #NationalAudubonDay . Happy birding!
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
1 year
Thank you for your patience and understanding as crews and contractors continue to access, estimate, and address the many issues in challenging terrain this storm has caused. The Outage Map still lags in restoration numbers, but crews will not stop until everyone is back on.
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CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
@KDVR IREA does not expect this planned outage to affect any of our customers.
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CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
We are now down to fewer than 100 members and will continue working until all affected members are back on. Thank you for your patience as crews worked restore service today. Please report any additional outages via our online Outage Center at .
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
Call us immediately at (800) 332-9540 to report a downed power line or tree on our line, and maintain a distance of at least 10 feet. Thank you and be safe.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 months
Friendly reminder: CORE employees visiting a residence on a service call always carry CORE identification, wear uniforms that identify them clearly as CORE employees, and drive branded work vehicles with the CORE logo.
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CORE Electric Cooperative
6 months
As of 10 a.m. Thursday, we are down to fewer than 200 members without service. Crews will continue to work these scattered outages.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
The inventor of the telephone has some #MondayMotivation for you.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
5 years
@PeterZeihan Hi, Peter. Our crews are working to locate possibly bad underground cable. Thanks for your patience.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
Today is #NationalLineworkerAppreciationDay . Thank you to the thousands of dedicated line workers who give us all #TheEnergyToThrive . Show your appreciation and #ThankALineworker if you see them out in the field, or leave a message here and we will pass it along!
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
At our recent Summer Showcase, we held a silent auction to benefit the non-profit @HelpHopeHere . Thanks to the generosity of our Summer Showcase guests, we raised more than $8,400 for the center, which assists those in severe economic need, at risk of homelessness, or in crisis.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
Today is #NaturePhotographyDay and we at CORE have some of the most breathtaking #nature right here in our area! To celebrate, we thought we would share a few of our favorite #NaturePhotos taken in various parts of our service area.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
1 year
And are in difficult-to-reach terrain, but crews will not stop until all affected members are back on. We appreciate your continued patience. Please use our online Outage Center at to report and monitor service interruptions.
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CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
@ParkerPolice @SouthMetroPIO @dcsheriff IREA does not expect this planned outage to affect any of our customers.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
Happy 161st birthday to German physicist Heinrich Hertz, who proved the existence of electromagnetic waves, which include radio and several other types of waves used in today’s technology.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
8 years
Number of customers without service now less than 100. We hope to have all service restored by this evening. Thank you for your patience.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
All IREA offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24, in observance of Thanksgiving. All offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
9 years
Power was restored last night at 11:30 pm to all customers between Tiny Town and Conifer.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
#ColoradoGivesDay is a great opportunity to help Colorado nonprofits. Visit to learn more about participating organizations and support their causes.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
CORE is happy to #GiveBack to organizations that keep our communities safe. We recently donated to @DCSARColorado , which is there for individuals who encounter trouble in area wildernesses. They used our donation to purchase new gear!
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 months
An inclusive and diverse energy workforce is essential to tackling today’s energy needs and challenges. Meet a few of the inspiring Black pioneers in the energy landscape. 💡 #BlackHistoryMonth
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
1 month
Authorities are actively working to contain a 200-acre fire in eastern Jefferson County. Part of the fire has reached CORE's service area. Find more information:
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from CORE Electric Cooperative! We hope everyone is having an amazing day spent with loved ones! 🎄 🎅
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
3 years
Do you have unwanted holiday lights taking up valuable space? Bring them to any CORE office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Jan. 31. We will recycle them and donate the proceeds to local food pantries. Visit for additional info.
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CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
We've just restored power to 1,000+ customers in Parker and are continuing to work outages throughout the area. Thank you for your patience.
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CORE Electric Cooperative
1 year
CORE was a proud sponsor of the 9th Annual @SenMajorityFund Golf Tournament at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs! Our team played great, shooting 6 under par. ⛳
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
Power restored to several hundred; 1,100 still out, mostly in Jefferson and Douglas counties. Crews will work until all customers back on.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
1 year
Yesterday we broke ground on a new district office building in the Pine Junction area, which will bring modernized facilities and resources to better serve our members. Thank you to all the partners involved with this project, including the support from Park County.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
8 years
Conifer: Power restored to Homestead. Crews also working outages on River Road & Burland. Still working all outages until power restored.
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
2 years
Today is #InternationalPiDay AND #AlbertEinstein 's birthday! #FunFact - #Einstein 's Theory of the Photoelectric Effect discusses the emissions of electrons from metal when light shines on it and is in fact the scientific principle that makes #SolarPower possible! #NationalPiDay #Pi
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@CORECooperative
CORE Electric Cooperative
7 years
Nikola Tesla was born on this day in 1856. Happy birthday to the mind that brought us alternating current and other ubiquitous technologies.
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