Colorado electric co-op United Power is free to pursue renewable energy after stopping buying power from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) on May 1. United Power has started buying power directly from Guzman Energy, a wholesale power supplier that focuses on cheaper, better and cleaner energy sources. Two other co-ops, the Kit Carson and Delta Montrose, have already exited Tri-state and are set to follow suit. The largest co-operative in Colorado, known as CORE, has a power supply contract with Xcel Energy that ends late next year. CORE plans to partner with Holy Cross Energy to buy power from a 75 MW solar project in Colorado and aims to reach 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

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