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I’ve been looking forward to 2020. My daughter graduates from high school this year, and references and jokes about clear vision have coursed through our family for a long time. Now that the new...
DATE: Jan. 10, 2020 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
We’re almost to mid-January. How are those New Year’s resolutions going? I’m still vacillating over whether or not to actually make any resolutions. I have a number of goals for 2019, but I view...
DATE: Jan. 11, 2019 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued an official El Niño warning for this winter based on temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. An El Niño doesn’t always mean colder...
DATE: Nov. 20, 2015 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
Earth Day has focused on many things since its inception in 1970. When it began, there was very little concern on a political level about the perils of human impact on our planet. Rachel Carson’s...
DATE: April 9, 2015 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
The holidays are upon us whether we’re ready or not and with or without the snow. The winter solstice Dec. 21 is the year’s shortest day and brings with it the official onset of winter. It also is...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2014 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
November is a time of thanksgiving, and for some reason, the turkey is the symbol of our thankfulness. I say “for some reason” because historians are not absolutely sure where this tradition...
DATE: Nov. 13, 2014 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
Since 2009, Empire Electric has helped its customers understand and potentially reduce their electricity usage with the use of Kill A Watt electricity usage monitors, available on loan through five...
DATE: Feb. 11, 2013 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
Most of us dread seeing a rate change letter come in the mail. In December, you received such a letter from Empire Electric Association's General Manager Neal Stephens notifying members of an...
DATE: Jan. 14, 2013 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
Empire Electric promotes energy savingsMyth #1: The government is banning incandescent lightbulbs and forcing you to buy CFLS.There is no ban on any technology and incandescent lightbulbs are not...
DATE: Nov. 13, 2012 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
If your cell phone charger is left plugged in after charging your phone, does it still use electricity? Does a screen-saver reduce the energy use of your monitor? The answer to both these questions...
DATE: Sept. 8, 2012 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
I am pleased to report that construction has commenced on the engineering and operations complex about 1.8 miles north of our current headquarter building in Cortez. Grand Junction-based Chamberlin...
DATE: June 15, 2012 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
Many people have heard the phrase, It is the little things that add up to big changes. For Tri-State members, its the lighting changes that are adding up to big savings.Basin Electric Class A...
DATE: April 14, 2012 | COLUMN: Powerful solutions
