Mountain Parks Links with Guzman Energy
Granby-based Mountain Parks Electric has committed to a 20-year wholesale power and energy-management services contract with Denver-based Guzman Energy. The contract begins Feb. 1, 2025, when Mountain Parks leaves Tri-State Generation and Transmission.
Mountain Parks Electric and Guzman Energy Announce 20-year Wholesale Power Supply Partnership
Mountain Parks Electric (MPE) has entered into a power sales agreement (PSA) with Guzman Energy to provide wholesale power and energy management services to the northern Colorado based electric cooperative.
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Completes PPA for Amalia II Solar Array in Northern New Mexico
Developed with Guzman Energy and Luminace, new solar array will bring the KCEC local solar fleet footprint to ~50 MW.
The New Mexico Co-Op Breaking Up With Fossil Fuels
Kit Carson’s separation from Tri-State, which took nearly a decade, was driven by the persistence of its members.
Will New Federal Payout Formula for Tri-State Send Members to the Exits?
Colorado-based wholesale power supplier to provide exit fees to 42 member electric associations.
FERC Picks ‘Balance Sheet Approach’ Exit Fee for Tri-State Members
FERC issued an order ending a couple years of litigation over what Tri-State can charge its exiting members, picking a “Balance Sheet Approach” initially proposed by departing member United Power and then modified by commission staff.
U.S. Department of Energy Selects Kit Carson Electric Cooperative for $23 Million in Federal Funding to Increase Power Grid Resilience and Reliability Across Northern New Mexico
KCEC partners with Guzman Energy for wholesale power and energy management services that emphasize resilient, local distributed power and storage.
Celebrating the commercial operation of the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Inc. Angel Fire Solar and Battery Facility
The Angel Fire Solar Project, with its 7.5 MW solar PV capacity and an impressive Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) boasting 3.75 MW (7.5 MWh), is now operational.
More Colorado energy co-ops line up to leave Xcel, Tri-State for cleaner, cheaper electricity providers
Change is afoot on the wholesale power scene in Colorado. Mark Jaffe with The Colorado Sun unpacks the story. Guzman Energy is noted for being “the go to” wholesale supplier for fixed price contracts.
Forming an Electric Department Within a Municipality
Communities are finding the benefits of serving as their own electric utility. New Mexico cities like Aztec, Raton and Gallup act as their own electric utility – and working with Guzman as their wholesale power supplier, enjoy price certainty and local control.
Guzman Energy Partners with National Renewable Solutions on Shallow Basket Solar and Battery Storage Project
Guzman Energy will offtake 100% of renewable power generated by Shallow Basket, a new 190 MW solar + storage development in northern NM.
I Claimed Energy Independence for My Co-Op Last Summer — Here’s What Happened Next
Guzman Energy customer Luis A. Reyes Jr. of KCEC shares an opinion letter about locally controlled energy with Utility Dive.