FERC tells Tri-State to come forward with info members need

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association last week that its tariff is unreasonable and that it needs to come forward with the information its member utilities need to determine how much it would cost to exit the organization.

Now, Tri-State has 30 days to respond.

The FERC’s action comes after multiple members of Tri-State, including Poudre Valley REA Inc. with headquarters in Windsor and United Power based in Brighton, sought the FERC’s help in forcing Tri-State to play ball in determining exit strategies for utilities that want to know the costs of getting out.

In April, Poudre…