Tri-State Generation and Transmission is parting ways with United Power, a Colorado electric association and Tri-State's largest member in its four-state territory. United Power, based in Brighton, is paying a net $627 million to end its contract before 2050.
The departure follows years of conflicts between the cooperative and Tri-State over rates, what critics considered an over-reliance on coal and restrictions on how much power members like United Power could generate.
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