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VOTE FOR TIM
Together, we've worked to make LPEA a leader in moving towards affordable, locally generated energy. With your vote, I’ll continue my work as your LPEA Board Director and apply my years of experience to successfully navigate us through LPEA’s energy transition
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Secure affordable & renewable power supply sources: Now that LPEA has voted to exit its restrictive contract with Tri-State, we can take control of our energy future. This will allow us to better serve members through a locally secured, diverse, and cleaner power supply.
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Keep Member Rates Low: Over my past two terms at LPEA, we’ve kept controllable costs well below our peers and cut wholesale rates by 4%. I am committed to making sure our rates stay affordable.
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Expand local solar production: We will build upon the success of LPEA’s new Sunnyside Community Solar facility, which offers locally generated solar power with reduced electric bills for income-qualified members.
Ballots arrive in the mail ~August 19th. Vote by September 17th.
Election Timeline
August 19th: Ballots mailed to LPEA Members.
August 20th:Join us at 11th street station at 5pm for a kick off event!
September 17th: Ballots are due.
September 18th: LPEA's Annual Meeting and election results.
Reminder: Your ballot will look different this year.
Be on the look out for it starting 8/19.
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Here in this wonderful corner of Colorado, we’re writing the playbook for our future—a La Plata Way of Life.
It’s a vision for community-led solutions and self-sufficiency. I am grateful to have served you and LPEA over the past six years. During this time, I've worked diligently for you as the Board Treasurer, Chairperson of the Finance & Audit Committee, and on the Board of FastTrack. I am motivated by members’ desire to decide our own energy future, working conscientiously to provide affordable, local, clean energy while building the utility of the future. Nevertheless we've faced limitations in our progress from the restrictive long-term power contract with Tri-State (TSGT).
Despite these restrictions during my time at LPEA:
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We reduced our emissions by over 10%.
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We cut wholesale rates by 4%.
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We returned $3-4 Million per year in capital credit refunds to you.
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We kept controllable costs well below our peers.
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We sold our subsidiary FastTrack Communications, returning funds to our members.
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The 1.7MW Sunnyside Community Solar Garden began operating, offering locally generated solar power with reduced electric bills for income-qualified members.
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We greatly improved system reliability.
With our recent vote to exit the restrictive power supply contract with TSGT on April 1, 2026, we can finally take control of our energy future by providing more local, clean, reliable, and affordable power. While LPEA has accomplished much during my tenure, more still needs to be done to meet our shared vision.
I am asking that you re-elect me so that I can apply the knowledge, experience, and wisdom I've gathered to make sure our transition into our energy future meets the promise it foretells.
With your vote, I will continue using my skills and relationships to enlist the entire community in designing our La Plata Way of Life. Together we will build the system all LPEA members deserve.
I'm running in District 4
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