Duane Highley
@highleyunlikely
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Helping 43 members including 41 not-for-profit utilities serving more than 1M consumers with reliable, affordable and responsible electricity. Soli Deo Gloria
Denver, CO
Joined July 2009
Cleaner, faster, lower cost & more reliable power are the root of our energy transition to benefit our members & rural communities across the West. With heartfelt gratitude to all that support @TriStateGT and our members, we're humbled to be selected for the @USDA New ERA Program
We have been selected for funding in the @USDA New ERA Program, including support for 1,480 MW of solar, wind and battery storage projects, benefiting our members with reliable, affordable power in our energy transition. Read more at
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Thanks @Dylan_RobertsCO, @PerryWillHD57, @McCluskieforCO & Rep. Catlin for your work & support of SB24-197. Today we celebrated the CO River Drought Task Force’s great work with @GovofCo, Sen. Roberts, Speaker McCluskie and @MeghanLukens at the bill signing in the Yampa Valley
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ICYMI @TriStateGT plans on track w/ 595 MW new solar ‘24-‘25, resulting in enough total solar to power the equivalent of nearly 200K homes & get members to 50% clean energy use in ‘25; 1,250MW new renewables/storage ‘26-‘31 and 70% clean energy use #reliable #emissionsreductions
Catch up with The Current ⚡ 🏛️ New On-Bill Repayment Program launched 🌟 Our new SVPs 💡 Q&A on reliability 🔋 New EV chargers for High West Energy 💨 Transmission crew supports storm restoration #Cooperative #BetterTogether #CoopFamily #Electrification
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RT @WillToor: Great to see the next big steps towards a clean energy future from @TriStateGT! This plan puts them on a pathway to 89% GHG r…
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RT @TriStateGT: We’ve submitted our Letter of Interest for @USDA #NewERA Program - if awarded, we'd achieve significant #GHG reductions, #c…
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RT @TriStateGT: On May 27 @ 9 am we reached a new record for renewable energy penetration at 69.3%! We're continuing to add to our clean en…
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Humbled to join #KPCLeadershipAwards honorees & represent the progress of @TriStateGT board, members and staff in advancing reliable, affordable and increasingly clean energy for consumers across the West - TY @TheKeystoneCtr @wlpFERC @NorahODonnell @RepDonBacon @JayFaison1
.@highleyunlikely: Trust is all about doing what you’re saying you’re going to do. And people don’t trust you until they see your footsteps. #KPCLeadershipAwards
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RT @TriStateGT: .@MorganCountyREA General Manager Dave Frick weighs in on the importance of cooperative power supply contracts to ensure eq…
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Part of why @TriStateGT is such a resilient company is because of the dedicated, talented people who care about fulfilling our mission. On employee appreciation day and every day, I'm proud to work with each of them. #EmployeeAppreciationDay
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Today we kick off our new Safety Vision with an all-hands proactive safety stand down. Thank you to all employees for coming in early on a Monday to help us share this message.
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My sincere thanks to @USEnergyAssn, the journalists mentioned below and my fellow panelists @Energy's @mariarobinsonMA, @Edison_Electric's @PhilDMoeller and Michael Skelly of Grid United for a thoughtful discussion on transmission with @LlewellynKing2
Our CEO @highleyunlikely participated in @USEnergyAssn transmission briefing moderated by @LlewellynKing2 w/ insightful questions from @WSJ’s @Jennifer_Hiller, @Ken_Silverstein, @EnergyCentral’s Matt Chester, @RodKuckro & @RTOInsider’s @RichHeidorn Watch @
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RT @WillToor: The remarkable transition of @TriStateGT over the past 4 years into a clean energy leader has been uplifting and inspiring.
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Working together when goals align, we can make remarkable progress.
Our CEO @HighleyUnlikely and our partners write in @UtilityDive about how, together, we advocated for a more level playing field for electric co-ops to invest in clean energy and helped secure greater economic development opportunities for rural America.
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Thank you @westgov for highlighting the good work of @heacoop and @TriStateGT to advance #ElectricVehicle infrastructure solutions in the rural West - we are pleased to be working with @FreeWireTech read more #ResponsibleEnergyPlan
. @heacoop, @TriStateGT & @FreeWireTech are partnering to expand #electricvehicle charging #infrastructure in rural areas & reduce charging times. ( Learn more about Western Governors' policy to expand #EV charging in #rural areas
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RT @TriStateGT: Our #ResponsibleEnergyPlan clean energy transition is advanced by #electric #cooperative provisions in the #InflationReduct…
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ICYMI @TriStateGT members @LaPlataElectric @PoudreValleyREA @SanMiguelPower discuss agreement we filed w/ @FERC to advance flexibility in support of community power supply goals. Together we're reliably & affordably adding #cleanenergy & lowering emissions #ResponsibleEnergyPlan
In the latest development with LPEA's future power supply, a fellow Colorado co-op filed an opposition to our settlement agreement with @TriStateGT. Our CEO @JessicaDMatlock, wrote this op ed with the CEO's from @PoudreValleyREA and @SanMiguelPower:
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Day 2 of the Climate Transitions Dialogue: @cnee_csu's Bill Ritter, Jr. moderates a panel on institutional change in climate & energy w/ @XcelEnergyCO Sr VP of Systems Strategy Alice Jackson, @DenverWater CEO Jim Lochhead, and @TriStateGT CEO Duane Highley. #ClimateTransitions
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.@TriStateGT and our members continue to make progress in delivering greater flexibility with a new win-win membership option that meets individual member's goals for power supply. #ResponsibleEnergyPlan
Advancing #ResponsibleEnergyPlan flexibility goals, an additional 3 members, High Plains Power in Wyo., Jemez Mountains Electric Co-op in N.M., and Mountain Parks Electric in Colo., will pursue alternative membership and flexible power supply options
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