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National Lineworker Appreciation Day: Honoring Colorado's Electric Co-op Lineworkers Colorado Rural Electric Association Executive Director Tom Walch celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day on April 18, highlighting the dangerous, skilled, and essential work that electric cooperative lineworkers perform to keep Colorado's lights on.
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Make the Call That Keeps the Lights On April is Safe Digging Month, and Colorado's electric cooperatives are reminding residents to call 811 before any digging project. Learn how one simple free call can prevent costly repairs, dangerous utility strikes, and service outages.
Members of the Colorado General Assembly meet with electric co-op leaders during CREA's Co-op Day at the Capitol. Left to right: Rep. Dan Woog, Sen. Marc Catlin, Sen. Larry Liston, Rep. Lesley Smith, Rep. Dusty Johnson, Sen. Janice Marchman, and Rep. Alex Valdez.
Political Exercise

Over the past 10 years, sometimes it feels like Colorado’s rural electric co-ops are in a political slump, maybe because of the accelerated expansi

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