If you could do one thing today to improve the lives of your grandchildren, or even great great grandchildren, what would you want it to be? For Tri-State G&T CEO Duane Highley, that thing is providing them with reliable, affordable and responsible power.

In the final installment of his three-part interview, Duane discusses how the projects and decisions they’re making today will benefit cooperative members into the 2060s. He also lays out the work that goes into keeping prices low, even when the industry is doubling or tripling their rates.

It’s the cooperative difference in action, from an expert that’s been doing it for nearly four decades.

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Join Tri-State's CEO for the second installment of his three-part interview to discuss something near and dear to his heart: reliability planning as it relates to increased demand, extreme weather and prehistoric reptilian monsters.

All jokes aside, reliability is the driving force behind what Tri-State does for our members. Duane has been at the forefront of reliability planning and figuring out how to keep the lights on, no matter what. Duane also breaks down resource adequacy and how recent major storms have completely changed the model.

In addition to reliability, cooperatives like Tri-State have to balance cost in order to keep power affordable for our neighbors at the end of the line. Here, Duane dives into how powering communities is personal to him and his team. There is a real sense of authenticity within the co-op model because of the respect for the people he’s doing this work for.

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Tim Rabon can do a lot of things well, but retiring is not one of them. Get to know the busiest retired man you’ll ever meet and hear what Tim does as Tri-State's Chairman of the Board. Tim also walks you through an easy-to-understand history of why cooperatives exist and how crucial they are to the rural way of life.

The son of a World War Two veteran and life-long New Mexico rancher, Tim has seen the powerful effect of people coming together and discusses how that is the foundation of the co-op model.

Get to know more about Tim, Tri-State, cooperatives, and New Mexican pecans in this new episode.

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