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United Power electric cooperative cuts cord with Tri-State wholesale power supplier

Brighton-based electric association to pay $627M to end contract early

Mark Gabriel, United Power CEO, poses for a portrait with the company's 1938 pickup truck at the headquarters in Brighton, Colorado on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
Mark Gabriel, United Power CEO, poses for a portrait with the company’s 1938 pickup truck at the headquarters in Brighton, Colorado on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12:  Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The departure follows years of conflicts between the cooperative and Tri-State over rates, what critics considered an over-reliance on coal and restrictions on how much power members like United Power could generate.
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