The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered Tri-State to use a formula it approved to calculate exit fees for any of its 42 member cooperatives that want out of their contracts.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered Tri-State to use a formula it approved to calculate exit fees for any of its 42 member cooperatives that want out of their contracts.
A Durango-based electric cooperative that has vocally criticized the practices of Tri-State Generation and Transmission has filed a lawsuit accusing the utility of being "sneaky and underhanded" and seeking to get out of its contract or be compensated for damages it says it has suffered.