Holy Cross Electric Association Seeks to Intervene in Docket ER25-2546-000

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Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc. has submitted a motion to intervene in Docket ER25-2546-000 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The cooperative serves over 55,000 consumers in Western Colorado, providing energy and other electric utility services to farms, ranches, and rural communities that cater to the tourist and outdoor recreation industries. Holy Cross is seeking to intervene to represent its interests in the proceeding, which involves a System Impact Study Agreement between itself and Public Service Company of Colorado. The study aims to evaluate the capacity of the Integrated Transmission System to support potential new power resources and identify required transmission upgrades.

Key Takeaways:

  • Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc. has a direct interest in the outcome of the proceeding due to its role as the counterparty to the System Impact Study Agreement.
  • The cooperative serves over 55,000 consumers in Western Colorado, providing energy and other electric utility services to farms, ranches, and rural communities.
  • Holy Cross has a principal place of business in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and is organized under the laws of the State of Colorado.
  • The Integrated Transmission System, comprised of transmission facilities owned by Public Service Company of Colorado and Holy Cross, is critical to supporting potential new power resources.
  • The System Impact Study Agreement aims to evaluate the capacity of the ITS to support new resources and identify required transmission upgrades and associated costs.
  • Holy Cross Electric Association is seeking to intervene in the proceeding to represent its interests and ensure that its concerns are adequately addressed.

Statistics:

  • 55,000: The number of consumers served by Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc.
  • 2: The number of transmission facilities owners in the Integrated Transmission System, comprised of Public Service Company of Colorado and Holy Cross.
  • 18 C.F.R. § 385.212 and § 385.214: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Combined Notice of Filing, which Holy Cross is referring to in its motion to intervene.

Sources:

  • Motion to Intervene of Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc. under ER25-2546-000.
  • Combined Notice of Filing #1 on June 20, 2025.
  • System Impact Study Agreement between Public Service Company of Colorado and Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc. (filed June 19, 2025).