Demonstrating Our Commitment to Local Schools Through Support and Engagement 

As an electric cooperative, we understand — and appreciate — the value education adds to the communities we serve. United Power partners with local high schools, helping equip students for success on the field, in the classroom, and after they graduate and pursue a postsecondary education or a rewarding career. 

Friday Night Lights

United Power serves nearly two dozen local high schools and some of the most dedicated student athletes in Colorado.
The cooperative presented $1,000 donations to the athletic programs at Prairie View and Brighton High Schools during their annual crosstown rivalry game on Sept. 29. The first 1,000 attendees at the football game also received clear stadium bags. 

Mead Energy Academy

United Power and the Mead Energy Academy have a long-standing partnership. The cooperative’s Mavericks Solar Farm, named after the high school’s mascot, provides education opportunities for students to learn more about the role solar energy plays in a diversified energy mix. 

Students from Mead Energy Academy were able to witness a live public safety demonstration from United Power lineworkers in October to learn about electrical safety and careers in the energy industry. 

Day in the Boots

United Power would not be able to keep members’ lights on without its dedicated and hardworking team in operations. Construction students from the Careers and Technical Education (CTE) programs at 27J, RE-3J, and Adams 12 school districts got to spend a day in the boots of these essential workers, experiencing the various career options that are available within the energy industry first-hand. 

Careers in Energy

Cooperatives provide various career opportunities spanning many fields and specialties, including engineering, finance, human resources, information technology, communications, and more. Each year, United Power supports local career fairs where students can learn about all the career pathways available at cooperatives.

Leadership Training Trips

Students are the future leaders in our communities. The cooperative provides leadership training opportunities for local students at the Youth Leadership Camp in Steamboat Springs and Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. Applications for the annual youth trips open soon. 

Learn more about youth trips and apply online. 

• Terms outline Settlement Agreement for power purchases and sale of utility assets.
• Following execution of a Settlement Agreement, United Power and Tri-State will file to dismiss litigation in the Adams County District Court.
• Settlement Agreement does not address contract termination payment proceeding before federal regulators.

Brighton/Westminster, Colorado – On Nov. 1, 2023, United Power, Inc. (United Power) and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) executed a Term Sheet that sets forth terms for the two utilities to make good faith efforts to execute a formal Settlement Agreement involving power purchases and the sale of utility assets from Tri-State to United Power. 

The Term Sheet provides for a mutual release of claims and that the parties will cooperate to complete a Settlement Agreement and related agreements by Dec. 8, 2023, at which time United Power and Tri-State will jointly file for dismissal of the lawsuit, with prejudice, pending in the Adams County District Court.   

On Nov. 1, 2023, Tri-State’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the Term Sheet. On Nov. 6, 2023, United Power’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the Term Sheet. 

Tri-State and United Power will continue to take actions to ensure United Power’s timely exit by May 1, 2024, upon payment of a contract termination payment, with the amount to be set by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission).  

The Settlement Agreement will not address the Commission proceeding related to the contract termination payment that members will pay to Tri-State to terminate their contracts early and withdraw from membership. The parties expect the Commission to issue a decision in that proceeding shortly.  

No further public comments will be made about the Settlement Agreement.

About United Power

United Power is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative, delivering electricity to homes, farms, and businesses throughout Colorado’s northern Front Range. The cooperative is one of the fastest-growing electric co-ops in the nation, and in June 2021 joined the elite ranks of cooperatives serving more than 100,000 meters. The 900-square mile service territory extends from the mountains of Coal Creek and Golden Gate Canyon, along the I-25 corridor and Carbon Valley region, to the farmlands of Brighton, Hudson, and Keenesburg. United Power is also a founding member of the NextGen Cooperative Alliance, which is dedicated to expanding the power supply and procurement options available to distribution co-ops and reforming the traditional generation and transmission business model. For more information about United Power, visit www.unitedpower.com or follow the cooperative on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

About Tri-State Generation and Transmission

Tri-State is a power supply cooperative of 45 members, operating on a not-for-profit basis, including 42 utility electric distribution cooperative and public power district members in four states. Together with our member/owners, we deliver reliable, affordable and responsible power to more than a million electricity consumers across nearly 200,000 square miles of the West. For more information about Tri-State, visit www.tristate.coop.

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