Electric utilities look to research, development and advanced technology to help meet the challenges of providing reliable service while following increasingly complex and stringent legislative guidelines and regulations. Research can be very costly and time consuming, so electric utilities pool their resources to make the most of this vital aspect of the industry.
Tri-State G&T and its member cooperatives participate in several collaborative research groups:
Electric Power Research Institute is a worldwide consortium of 1,000 utilities whose collaborative science and technology portfolio spans every aspect of power generation, delivery and end-use applications.
Cooperative Research Network provides electric cooperatives with the technical information and business tools that will lead to the development of new products and services of particular value to the cooperative industry.
Power System Engineering Research Center is a network of universities working with industry to find innovative solutions to challenges facing the electric power industry and to educate the next generation of power industry engineers.
Utility Wind Interest Group provides a forum for the critical analysis of wind technology for utility applications and to serve as a source of credible information on the status of wind technology and deployment.
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