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Craig Station recognized as 2011 large business of the year
Tri-State’s Craig Station took home top honors during the Craig Chamber of Commerce’s State of the County 2011 event on March 9th where it was named the large business of the year. Plant manager Rick...
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Tri-State tops Moffat County United Way giving
The recent efforts of Tri-State’s Craig Station employees put the association at the top of the Moffat County (Colo.) United Way’s list of 2011 contributors, with the workforce giving a combined amount...
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Impressive milestone achieved by Craig Station employees
Craig Station has been the subject of a lot of good press lately — including recent recognition as the 2011 large business of the year by the Craig Chamber of Commerce. And now, the facility’s...
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Tri-State operated power plants provide a nearly $600 million value annually...
Powering more than homes and businesses Escalante Station, Prewitt, NM In addition to keeping the lights on for its 44 member systems serving 1.5 million member-consumers, Tri-State continues to...
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Trapper Mine featured in national industry publication
Tri-State’s Craig Station in northwest Colorado relies on two sources of coal to fuel its three units: Trapper Mine, which is adjacent to and was developed for the plant, and ColoWyo Mine, which...
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Water and energy conference attracts business leaders from across Colorado
The operations of Tri-State's Craig Station provide an excellent example of the relationship between water use and power generation. There are many elements that drive Colorado’s economy and help...
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Energy for America rally rolls into Craig, Colorado
Seven states, 7,000 miles and 10,000 signatures. That’s the planned itinerary of the Energy for America bus tour that stopped in Craig, Colo., earlier this week at the approximate half-way point of its...
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Local community college students visit Craig Station
Craig Station personnel recently welcomed the Colorado Northwest Community College adult learners group to the plant for a tour provided by operations superintendent Marv Weible (pictured far right)...
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Math and science students tour plant and mine at Craig
Plant manager Rick Johnson (left) was joined by John Kirk, son of Ray Kirk, environmental supervisor at the station, for a presentation to high students who visited the plant last week. On November 2,...
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Once again, Craig Station employees lead Moffat County United Way giving
Thanks in large part to Tri-State’s Craig Station, Trapper Mining, Colowyo Mine and Twentymile Coal Co. and their employees, Moffat County is in the top 10 percent of United Way donations per capita in...
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Local math class takes a field trip to Craig Station
Students from Moffat County High School’s algebra class visited Craig Station last week for a tour and presentations involving many plant employees including coal handling superintendent Tim Osborn,...
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G&T’s fly ash repurposed for construction, energy industries
Fly ash produced at Escalante (shown) and Craig stations is being recycled for a variety of construction applications. A byproduct of burning coal at Tri-State’s baseload power plants is a residual...
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Board and guests tour Colowyo Mine and Craig Station
Nearly 100 Tri-State and member co-op directors, staff and affiliated guests hit the road earlier this week (July 8-9) for a two-day field trip to northwest Colorado to tour the Colowyo Mine and Craig...
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Cooperative youth camp offers fun, leadership and co-op education
Nicholas Meyer from Kansas, explains the parts of his group’s electric grid project at the Youth Leadership Camp held last week. Nearly 100 high school-aged teens from Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and...
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Craig Station employees make the most of downtime needed for unplanned outage
Dallas Cook, welder mechanic, tackles maintenance project in the rail loadout building during the Craig 1 outage. Credit Craig Station employees who are making the most out of a difficult situation...
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Tri-State employees brave brutal cold to keep the lights on — and win
Tri-State Pueblo-based linemen Reid Kelley (left) and Walter Greene work on a frosted structure on the Axil Basin to Hayden 138-kV line. The unofficial creed of the U.S. Postal Service claims that...
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Tri-State and its employees celebrate a season of giving
Tri-State and its workforce have brightened many lives in many ways this year – especially this recent holiday season. As Christmas was celebrated last week, the Powering the West team felt it fitting...
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Craig Station employees celebrate 1 million work-hours without a lost-workday...
Barry Ingold (left), senior vice president of production, presents a plaque commemorating 1 million hours without a lost-day injury to Craig Station’s Jim Nicoletto (center) and Paul Perez. Credit...
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Tri-Stater wins balloon ride at G&T-sponsored festival
Angela Poe, her partner, Shawnalea, and Chris, their hot air balloon pilot, prepare to take off. Earlier this month, Tri-Stater Angela Poe and her partner, Shawnalea, were offered a rare opportunity to...
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Colowyo Mine a strong supporter of youth recreation on its property
Colowyo Mine staff has supported youth hunts and recreation for groups like these since the 1990s. Owned and operated by Tri-State’s subsidiary Western Fuels-Colorado, the Colowyo Mine encompasses a...
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