The Yampa Valley Electric Association board of directors hopes a new electronic voting option approved in November will boost the number of customer-members who cast ballots in the annual election this spring. “On average, we.
The Yampa Valley Electric Association co-op has announced an increase in electricity rates starting March 1 for electricity usage that will appear on member bills in April. The nine-member YVEA Board of Directors approved the.
The existing community solar array located on the Yampa Valley Electric Association campus in Steamboat Springs currently is open for lower-income co-op members to apply to receive a solar-powered electric bill offset.
Yampa Valley Electric Association customers will see a new line item on their bill starting in May.
Due to extreme weather events in the southwest portion of the United States in February, Xcel Energy has notified YVEA that it will assess a Xcel Power Cost Adjustment due to fuel costs from February’s severe winter storms.
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Texas and the Southwest experienced an extreme weather event that led to an increased demand in natural gas, caused by a lack of supply when it comes to natural gas. Pipes and natural gas headends were not properly winterized, meaning they froze and not enough natural gas was available for homes or power plants. As natural gas is a commodity, the increase in demand and lack of supply drove prices to historic levels.