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October 2024 Member Connect Newsletter

Celebrate National Co-op Month with a cup of coffee, on us! October is National Cooperative Month, a time to celebrate the members at the heart of our organization. That’s you! To say thanks, we’re giving away $5 digital Starbucks gift cards to the first 500 members

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Coffee from your Co-op

October is National Cooperative Month Celebrate with a cup of coffee, on us! October is National Cooperative Month, a time to celebrate the members at the heart of our organization. That’s you! To say thanks, we’re giving out a $5 digital Starbucks cards to the

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Holy Cross Energy announces lottery for 2025/2026 income-qualified Sustainable Solar

For Immediate Release:   Jenna Weatherred VP, Member and Community Relations 970-947-5470 jweatherred@holycross.com www.holycross.com     Holy Cross Energy announces lottery for 2025/2026 income-qualified Sustainable Solar Glenwood Springs, CO, September 1, 2024 – Beginning today, income-qualified Holy Cross Energy members can submit a lottery application for the rural electric cooperative’s Sustainable Solar

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September Member Connect Newsletter

Wildlife, wild weather, and all kinds of wildcards: why exactly does the power go out? While our 10-year outage numbers are on a solid downward trend, this summer has seen an unexpected uptick in unplanned outages. Have you ever wondered what causes the power to

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What Causes Power Outages

The ‘wild’ world of outages. Common causes of power outages in our area While the number of outages our members experience vary from season-to-season and year-to-year, we’re proud to report that our 10-year numbers are on a solid downward trend. That means our members are

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August Member Connect Newsletter

Are you prepared for wildfire? As wildfire hits our neighboring communities, it’s time to increase awareness and preparedness. We’ve updated our wildfire resources page to include two additional helpful links; Watch Duty: free mobile app providing alerts of nearby wildfires, firefighting efforts, and evacuation notices

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Member Connect – July 2024

We’re inspecting lines and poles to keep you safe You may see us and our third-party authorized contractors in your neighborhoods and on our easements this summer. You also may see some of our of contractors using drone technology–a safe and efficient way to inspect

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2024 Youth Tour Recap

2024 Youth Tour Recap APPLY FOR 2025 YOUTH TOUR The opportunity of a lifetime! We sent three members’ high school students to the annual National Rural Electric Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. last month for a week of: Educational seminars Exploring Washington, D.C.’s monuments and museums

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Member Connect – June 2024

Proactive inspections are the key to having a well-maintained and safe grid Due to an error with our third-party mailing company, you may have received a postcard on this topic with the incorrect member name. We apologize for the error and confusion.  This summer, our

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New Clean Energy Projects in 2024

New Clean Energy Projects in 2024 2024 marks a significant milestone on our journey to providing our members with 100% clean energy by 2030. Not only do these large-scale projects bring us closer to our clean energy goals, but they also bring significant power supply cost

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