Tri-State issues 6th request for proposals for renewable energy resources

    Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has issued its sixth request for proposals (RFP) for renewable energy resources. Tri-State is the not-for-profit cooperative power supplier to 43 member electric cooperatives and public power districts that serve rural communities in four states.
    “Steady investment in renewables from Tri-State and our members means one of every three electrons consumed in our association comes from emissions-free renewable resources,” said Duane Highley, chief executive officer of Tri-State. “This RFP advances our drive to be a 21st century power supplier for our members that is increasingly flexible and clean.”
    Previous Tri-State RFPs have resulted in power purchase contracts for 656 megawatts of utility-scale wind and solar resources.
    When renewable energy prices were higher, Tri-State took a measured approach to renewable acquisitions. As prices have decreased, Tri-State has accelerated the pace of its renewable additions.
    The association’s weighted average cost of all wind and solar power purchase agreements (PPA) is now less than half of what it was in 2009.

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