Tag Archives: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Clean Air Advocates Cheer Court Decision on Kansas Coal Plant Expansion
Much of Sunflower’s financial struggles stem from overbuilding capacity at their existing unit, Holcomb I, which is a scenario that could be repeated if Holcomb II is constructed since neither Sunflower nor Tri-State, the Colorado partner, has demonstrated the project is needed. Continue reading
EPA Spars with Kansas over Sunflower Coal-fired Power Plant
In their written arguments last month to the Supreme Court, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) attorneys may have told a stretcher. EPA has consistently told the state that the permit needed more stringent limits on certain pollutants and KDHE not only ignored EPA’s request to amend the permit to include the more stringent limits, but now is actually attempting to mischaracterize EPA’s position to the court. Continue reading
Kansas Energy and the Bremby Decision: Four Years Later
Efforts continue to obscure the facts, derail the rule of law, and deny the public interest in order to benefit the coal plant project and its special interest allies, but Mr. Bremby’s decision four years ago remains as visionary and important an act of public service now as it was in October of 2007. Continue reading
Western Electricity Provider Buys Colorado Power Plant
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association is buying a 272-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Colorado. Continue reading
Tri-State Spokesman:Coal Expansion Doesn’t Mean Company Looking to Expand Its Reach
“We’re not really moving forward with (Holcomb 2),” he said. “We haven’t made any further commitment toward it. We are monitoring that. But we have made no commitment and we’re not moving forward on that as of today, nor do we have any immediate plans to.” Continue reading
Members Urge Association to Drop Holcomb 2
Request: Stop Spending on Kansas Coal-Burning Power Plant Staff Report for The Lamar Ledger At a public meeting held Monday, Aug. 29th at Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association headquarters, rural electric co-op members urged the electricity supplier to stop spending … Continue reading
Tri-State Discusses Updates to its Resource Plan
Tri-State hasn’t given up plans for Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to build a coal-fired plant outside Holcomb. Kansas officials have granted a permit for the plant, but environmental groups are challenging that decision in court. Tri-State doesn’t expect a resolution until at least 2013. The update to be filed Nov. 30 will reflect lower natural-gas prices and higher coal prices than Tri-State forecast last year. Continue reading
Tri-State Won’t Rule Out Coal-fired Plant, Despite Activist Objections
“We don’t understand why you’re keeping (the coal plant) as an option,” said Bruce Driver, a consultant with Western Resource Advocates, a Boulder-based environmental-research group. “Your own modeling shows no need for Holcomb.” Environmentalists and renewable-energy advocates say the utility easily could meet its demand need and much more with a combination of renewables, energy-efficiency programs and natural-gas-fired plants. Continue reading
Tri-State’s Coal Plant in Kansas: Fact from Fiction
As the saying goes, we are all entitled to our own opinions, but not our own facts. We strongly believe the real importance lies in not confusing the two. Many supporters of the proposed Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State)/ … Continue reading
KDHE Caves to Sunflower Again
From the Kansas Chapter of the Sierra Club KDHE Gives Sunflower Coal Plant another Free Pass to Pollute. Waiver favors Colorado special interests over Kansas health and environment. TOPEKA , KS —Thursday, KDHE quietly issued Sunflower and Tri-State another free pass … Continue reading
