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THE COOPERATIVE ADVANTAGE – September 2021 CCL CEO Article By Jim Herron, MVEA CEO This month, Mountain View Electric Association will start promotions for the second part of our GO ELECTRIC! Outdoor Power Equipment Giveaway for two electric snow blowers. (See page 8.) The promotion is one way that we promote beneficial electrification—an expansion on […]

Innovation + Technology Update – August 2021 CCL CEO Article By Jim Herron, MVEA CEO By now, many of you may have heard about Mountain View Electric Association’s June 21 public announcement that we are partnering with Conexon Connect to bring access to high-speed fiber broadband internet to 100% of MVEA’s membership. As this is […]

THE COOPERATIVE ADVANTAGE – July 2021 CCL CEO Article By Jim Herron, MVEA CEO For many of us, daily life is starting to get back to normal. It is easy to forget that we were still under COVID-19 occupancy restrictions and a mask mandate going into May. And, while there is much to celebrate as […]

On Monday, June 21, Mountain View Electric Association and Conexon Connect invited members of the media, elected officials, and community leaders to attend “Closing the Digital Divide” kickoff events in Black Forest and Limon. From MVEA and Conexon Connect leadership to Colorado State Senators and Representatives, one theme was shared by all of those who […]

Over the weekend, members in the Meridian Ranch area experienced power blinks. The blinks were caused by a setting on a recently installed breaker being set too low for the amount of load experienced during the high temperatures over the weekend. The setting has been adjusted and members should not experience frequent power blinks for […]

THE COOPERATIVE ADVANTAGE – June 2021 CCL CEO Article By Jim Herron, MVEA CEO June is a beautiful time in Colorado as the everchanging weather of May gives way to the sunny days we expect of the early summer months. It is also a good time to share some summer energy-saving tips. Keeping the home […]

Colorado’s Evolving Energy Landscape – April 2021 CCL CEO Article By Jim Herron, MVEA CEO The ice from the mid-February storm will have melted by the time you read this article, but the conversations about the polar outbreak that caused historically low temperatures and stressed both the electric generating capacity and the ability of the […]

— Youth Leadership Trip Winners will be Traveling to Washington, D.C. in 2022 — March 29, 2021, Falcon, CO – Mountain View Electric Association, Inc. announces the winners of the Youth Leadership Trip Contest. The two winners earned top scores for creatively and astutely answering essay questions, which explored the seven cooperative principles that electric […]

With winter coming to a close and spring on the horizon, many are getting into a vacation state of mind. The last year has had most of us homebound with shutdowns, devoid of most travel. With progress in Covid vaccinations and spring around the corner, many are taking their adventures on the road. And for […]

March 15, 2021, Falcon, CO – Joe Martin, Mountain View Electric Association (MVEA) Board President, has been elected to serve as the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Board of Directors’ Secretary-Treasurer for a two-year term. Martin will be representing all of Colorado’s Electric Cooperatives and, in his newly elected position, will have an influential […]