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The new wind farm is located 20 miles south of Seibert, Colo., within Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties, and is within the service territory of Tri-State member K.C. Electric Association.
Crossing Trails, which was developed and constructed, and is owned and operated by EDPR NA, consists of 20 Vestas V150 4.3 MW and five Vestas V136 3.6 MW wind turbines . Crossing Trails will produce enough electricity to annually power the equivalent of approximately 45,000 average Colorado homes.
With blades stretching more than 240 feet, the 4.3 MW wind turbines are among the largest and most advanced turbines installed in Colorado to-date and boast increased efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Some of the various components of these wind turbines were constructed at in-state Vestas facilities and within Tri-State member cooperatives ’ service territories, including Poudre Valley REA, United Power, and San Isabel Electric Association.
Entrepreneur aims to shorten gap for EV charging
One of the goals of Governor Polis zero-emissions vehicle mandate was to see almost a million drivers in Colorado make the switch to electric vehicles by the end of the decade. A major challenge is having enough charging stations.
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HUERFANO COUNTY, Colorado â Demand for charging stations, preferably direct current (DC) fast-charging stations, is growing as consumers make the switch to zero-emission electric vehicles. A prime example of the need can be found in Southern Colorado where a 92-mile gap between DC fast-charging stations exists along the I-25 corridor from Pueblo and Trinidad.
No. 1: COVID-19 pandemic
In Pueblo West 2020 was the year of coronavirus concerns which changed everything about day-to-day life and made new heroes for the community.
Frontline workers like medical staff became heroes in the fight against the virus while grocery store employees saved the community from going hungry. Since March, the community has seen shutdowns, stay-at-home orders, outbreaks and quarantines.
While COVID-19 pushed schools to mostly online classes, forced restaurants and bars to do business via takeout and had many employees working from home, things like online meetings became the new normal. In Pueblo West, one local baker whose livelihood was idled by coronavirus concerns Brenda Huffman, owner of Foodhearts Custom Cakes sewed more than 1,500 face masks deploying them to Parkview nurses and anyone else in need of some extra protection.