Poudre Valley electric association wins national award

WINDSOR — Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, with headquarters in Windsor, has won the 2018 SEPA Power Players Electric Cooperative Utility of the Year award at the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) awards dinner in Washington, D.C.

SEPA recognizes utilities for vision, models and momentum for the electric power industry. Seven organizations from across the nation are recognized each year with a Power Players award.

PVREA won for its Coyote Ridge Community Solar Farm project — a collaboration with GRID Alternatives and the Colorado Energy Office to construct a solar array designed with parameters ensuring all income levels and group types have an opportunity to participate in renewable energy.

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“The Coyote Ridge Community Solar project is the fulfillment of a strategic initiative to overcome the barriers to entry and make renewable energy available to all we serve.” said David White, vice president of member relations at the utility. “One hundred thirty-two under-resourced families in Northern Colorado now receive solar power from this project,” he said.

PVREA is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative serving 42,000 homes and businesses in Boulder, Larimer, and Weld counties in Northern Colorado.