Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Seeks Waiver of Notice Requirements for LTPTP Agreement

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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a wholesale generation and transmission cooperative corporation headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, has submitted a motion to intervene and comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding El Paso Electric Company's filing of a Long-Term Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service Agreement. The agreement, designed to roll over Tri-State's transmission rights under an existing 30-year Commission-approved grandfathered service agreement, is set to expire on September 1, 2025. Tri-State seeks waiver of the prior notice requirements and requests expedited Commission action to issue an order accepting the LTPTP Agreement on or before August 31, 2025, with a September 1, 2025 effective date, to ensure continuity of service and commercial expectations.

Key Takeaways:

  • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is a wholesale generation and transmission cooperative corporation headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, that operates on a not-for-profit basis.
  • The company seeks to waive prior notice requirements and requests expedited Commission action to issue an order accepting the LTPTP Agreement on or before August 31, 2025, with a September 1, 2025 effective date.
  • The LTPTP Agreement is designed to roll over Tri-State's transmission rights under an existing 30-year Commission-approved grandfathered service agreement, which is set to expire on September 1, 2025.
  • Tri-State operates on a long-term Wholesale Electric Service Contract, generating, selling, and delivering wholesale electric power to its cooperative members and owners, which include 40 distribution cooperatives and public power districts in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
  • The company requests waiver of the prior notice filing requirement for the LTPTP Agreement and seeks expedited action from the Commission regarding the LTPTP Agreement.
  • Tri-State has a direct interest in the outcome of this proceeding, which cannot be adequately represented by any other party, and therefore requests that the Commission grant this timely request to intervene with full rights as a party.

Statistics:

  • 40 distribution cooperatives and public power districts in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming are members and owners of Tri-State's long-term Wholesale Electric Service Contract.
  • The LTPTP Agreement is set to expire on September 1, 2025, and Tri-State requests that the Commission issue an order accepting it on or before August 31, 2025.
  • The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require prior notice filing, which Tri-State requests to be waived for the LTPTP Agreement.

Sources:

  • El Paso Electric Company, Request for Approval of Long-Term Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service Agreement, Docket No. ER25-2867-000 (filed Jul. 16, 2025) ("Initial Filing")
  • 18 C.F.R. SSSS 385.211 and 385.214 (2024)
  • 16 U.S.C. SS 824(f)