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Providing wholesale electricity and services to Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland.

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Platte River Power Authority generates and delivers reliable, low-cost and environmentally responsible electricity to its owner communities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, Colorado, where it is distributed by each municipal utility to residents and businesses. Platte River's Headquarters is located in Fort Collins and its generation and transmission facilities are located along Colorado's Front Range, in northwestern Colorado and near Medicine Bow, Wyoming.

Headlines

Rawhide Energy Station Shut Down for Planned Maintenance

Platte River Power Authority turned off Unit 1 at the Rawhide Energy Station on September 26 for planned maintenance on the 24-year-old power plant. more ...

Platinum a Good Color for Platte River Power Annual Report

Platte River Power Authority has received a Platinum Award from the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) for the utility's 2007 Annual Report. more ...

Rawhide Turbine Begins Commercial Operation

Platte River Power Authority's newest generation resource--a 128 MW natural-gas single-cycle turbine--has begun commercial operations, just in time for the hottest weather of the season. more ...

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