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Press Releases 2008 and prior years

October 14, 2008
Rawhide Energy Station Shut Down for Planned Maintenance

July 29, 2008
Platinum a Good Color for Platte River Power Annual Report

July 23, 2008
Rawhide Turbine Begins Commercial Operation

July 9, 2008
Electric Group Honors Platte River Power Authority Chief Power System Operator

June 26, 2008
Lighting With A Twist Receives AMA Gold

May 19, 2008
Lighting With A Twist Receives Award

May 12, 2008
Lighting With A Twist is Back, Adds A Twist to CFL Recycling (Estes Park)

May 12, 2008
Platte River Power Authority Named Climate Action Leader™ for Second Consecutive Year

April 23, 2008
Lighting With A Twist is Back, Adds A Twist to CFL Recycling (Loveland)

April 1, 2008
Platte River Power Authority is Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry

Feb. 6, 2008
Colorado State University Saves with Record-Breaking Lighting Upgrade

Jan. 25, 2008
Gas Turbine and Generator Arrive at Rawhide Site

2007

Dec. 10, 2007
Platte River Seeks New Sources of Wind Energy

Oct. 3, 2007
Food Bank for Larimer County Receives Energy Efficient Donation for Clients

Sept. 13, 2007
Platte River Plans Increase In Renewable Energy

July 2, 2007
Biodiesel Now Part of Operations at Rawhide Energy Station

May 16, 2007
Life on the Plains Good for Platte River Power’s American Bison Herds

April 17, 2007
Platte River Power Authority Employees Log 1 Million Work Hours Without Lost Time Injury

April 2, 2007
Improvements at Rawhide Energy Station Benefit the Environment

March 20, 2007
Platte River joins Consortium to study regional transmission expansion

January 25, 2007
Platte River Power Authority Named Climate Action Leader

2006

Sept. 1, 2006
Dave Smalley Named Platte River Power Authority CFO

June 27, 2006
Rawhide Energy Station First in Nation to Utilize Biodiesel

April 24, 2006
Platte River Receives Award for Environmental Stewardship

April 10, 2006
Platte River CFO Robert P. Abiecunas retires

February 13, 2006
Wind Turbines Set New Record at Platte River Wind Site

January 27, 2006
Wellington Fire Department Gets Assist From Platte River Power

2005

December 19, 2005
Rawhide Energy Station Second in the Nation

October 17, 2005
Platte River Power Gets Federal Dollars for Wind Project

October 10, 2005
Moody’s Says Platte River Bonds Get Upgrade and Stable Outlook

October 5, 2005
Rawhide Energy Station turned off for scheduled maintenance

August 8, 2005
A Rating Raise and Stable Outlook for Platte River Power Bonds from Standard & Poor's

July 7, 2005
Platte River Power Authority Commits to Publicly Report Greenhouse Gases

May 2005
It's a Cool $1 Million in Rebates

January 2005
Prototype Wind Turbine Construction Begins at Platte River's Site

2004

October 2004
Platte River Power and Amendment 37

September 2004
Platte River Receives Upgraded Debt Rating

June 2004
Buffalo Calves Join Herd at Rawhide Energy Station
Rawhide Energy Station - Getting Better and Better

April 2004
When It Comes to Emergencies, Platte River Helps Neighbors

2003

December 2003
Two Years-In-A-Row: Rawhide Energy Station Ranked Among the Cleanest in the U.S.

February 2003
Platte River Wind Turbines Blow Away Record

January 2003
Financial Rating Agencies Upgrade Platte River Credit Rating

2002

October 2002
Platte River to Further Reduce Emissions at Rawhide Energy Station
Ground is Broken on Next Section of Power Trail

April 2002
Platte River Makes National Top Ten List

March 2002
Platte River Offers Rebate to Electric Customers

January 2002
Platte River Takes Advantage of Low Bond Market Rates

2001

September 2001
SUVs Can Be Environmentally Friendly

January 2001
Platte River Bonds Get Good Review

2000

December 2000
Participants needed for 101st annual National Audubon Society Christmas bird count

October 2000
Platte River Power Authority and Neighborhood Link team up to bring free web sites to Fort Collins neighborhoods
No increase in municipal rate in Platte River's 2001 Budget

February 2000
Standard & Poor's Upgrades Platte River Power Authority

January 2000
PRPA Wind Site to Expand

1999

October 1999
Construction Completed on New Wind Turbines

 
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