TRI-STATE
Tri-State Generation andTransmission Association
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is a wholesale electric power supplier owned by the 43 electric cooperatives that it serves. Tri-State generates and transmits electricity to its member systems throughout a 200,000 square-mile service territory across Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming.
Serving approximately 1.5 million consumers, Tri-State was founded in 1952 by its member systems to provide a reliable, cost-based supply of electricity. Headquartered in Westminster, Colo., nearly 1,500 people are employed by Tri-State throughout its four-state service area.
Annual Meeting: April 2-3, 2024.
New Mexico Directors
Gary Shaw, Springer Electric
Darryl Sullivan, Sierra Electric
Wayne Connell, Central New Mexico Electric
Hal Keeler, Columbus Electric
Joe Hoskins, Continental Divide Electric
Elias Coriz, Jemez Mountains Electric
Robert Baca, Mora-San Miguel Electric
Steve Rendon, Northern Rio Arriba
Joel Gilbert, Southwestern Electric
Leroy Anaya, Socorro Electric
Timothy Rabon, Otero County Electric
Executive Committee
Tim Rabon, Otero County Electric (New Mexico), Chairman
Don Keairns, San Isabel Electric (Colorado), Vice Chairman
Julie Kilty, Wyrulec (Wyoming), Secretary
Stuart Morgan, Wheat Belt PPD (Nebraska), Treasurer
Scott Wolfe, Assistant Secretary
Thaine Michie, Poudre Valley REA, Fort Collins, (Colorado), Assistant Secretary
Wayne Connell, Central New Mexico Electric (New Mexico), Executive Committee
Shawn Turner, Midwest Electric (Nebraska), Executive Committee
Charlie Abel, (Sangre de Cristo)
Board of Directors
Charles Abel, Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Buena Vista, CO
Leroy Anaya, Socorro Electric, Socorro, NM
Robert Baca, Mora-San Miguel Electric Mora, NM
Lucas Bear, Northwest Rural PPD, Hay Springs, NE
Robert Bledsoe, K.C. Electric, Hugo, CO
Lawrence Brase, Southeast Colorado Electric, La Junta, CO
Leo Brekel, Highline Electric, Holyoke, CO
Willie Bridges, Big Horn REC, Basin, WY
Jerry Burnett, High West Energy, Pine Bluffs, WY
Jerry Fetterman, Empire Electric, Cortez, CO
Jack Finnerty, Wheatland Rural Electric Association Wheatland, WY
Ron Hilkey, White River Electric, Meeker, CO
Wes Ullrich, Roosevelt PPD, Mitchell, NE
Leroy Anaya, Socorro Electric, Socorro, NM
Robert Baca, Mora-San Miguel Electric Mora, NM
Lucas Bear, Northwest Rural PPD, Hay Springs, NE
Robert Bledsoe, K.C. Electric, Hugo, CO
Lawrence Brase, Southeast Colorado Electric, La Junta, CO
Leo Brekel, Highline Electric, Holyoke, CO
Willie Bridges, Big Horn REC, Basin, WY
Jerry Burnett, High West Energy, Pine Bluffs, WY
Kevin Cooney, San Miguel Power, Nucla, CO
Mark Daily, Gunnison County Electric, Gunnison, CO
Elias Coriz, Jemez Mountains Electric, Española, NM Jerry Fetterman, Empire Electric, Cortez, CO
Jack Finnerty, Wheatland Rural Electric Association Wheatland, WY
Joel Gilbert, Southwestern Electric, Clayton, NM
Rick Gordon, Mountain View Electric, CO
Larry Hooze, Morgan County REA, Fort Morgan, CORon Hilkey, White River Electric, Meeker, CO
Wes Ullrich, Roosevelt PPD, Mitchell, NE
Hal Keeler, Columbus Electric, Deming, NM
Kohler McInnis, La Plata Electric Association, Inc., Pagosa Springs, CO
Stan Propp, Chimney Rock PPD, Bayard, NE
Steve Rendon, Northern Rio Arriba, Chama, NM
Claudio Romero, Continental Divide, Grants, NM
Peggy Ruble, Garland Light & Power, Powell, WY
Roger Schenk, Y-W Electric, Akron, CO
Gary Shaw, Springer Electric, Springer, NM
Darryl Sullivan, Sierra Electric, Elephant Butte, NM
Clay Thompson, Carbon Power & Light, Saratoga, WY
William Wilson, Niobrara Electric, Lusk, WY
Phil Zochol, Panhandle Rural ElectricAlliance, NE
Executive Staff
Duane Highley, Chief Executive Officer
Pat Bridges, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Bob Frankmore, Chief of Staff
Barry Ingold, Senior Vice President, Generation
Elda de la Peña, Chief Administrative Officer
Ken Reif, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Reg Rudolph, Chief Energy Innovations Officer
Barbara Walz, Senior Vice President, Policy and Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer
Address
1100 West 116th Avenue
Westminster, CO 80234
PO Box 33695
Denver, CO 80233
Main: 303-452-6111
Fax: 303-254-6007
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