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CORE Electric plans to buy its own power; cooperative raises idea of public-safety shutoffs to reduce wildfire risk
Summary
CORE Electric Cooperative told the Conifer town hall it plans to begin buying its own power about a year from Jan. 1 and is weighing Public Safety Power Shutoffs to reduce wildfire risk. The cooperative stressed safety, $6 million in yearly vegetation work in the area, and a December community meeting to gather feedback.
Ron Kilgore, director at CORE Electric Cooperative, told the Conifer Area Council town hall the cooperative is preparing to "start buying our own power" beginning about one year from Jan. 1 — a shift he called "Freedom Day" after nearly three decades of relying on Xcel Energy. Kilgore said the move gives the cooperative more local control over generation source and pricing.
Kilgore also raised a safety measure some utilities now use…
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