Directors Buckelew, Hinchliffe reelected
On May 5, 2020, Trico Electric Cooperative held its Annual Meeting via telephone. Click here for the recording of the meeting. If you have questions, email annualmeeting@trico.coop.
In his Manager’s Report, Trico CEO and General Manager Vin Nitido highlighted some of Trico’s accomplishments in 2019, including completion of our Automated Metering Infrastructure upgrade, which will help us to provide better outage location and response and enable our Members to better manage their energy use.
On the renewable energy side, Mr. Nitido said Trico’s rooftop solar program continues to be very popular. We are still receiving 40 or more solar interconnection applications each month. Almost 3,000 of our Members have rooftop solar now. Overall, about 14 percent of Trico’s energy is from solar resources, and another 5 percent is from hydropower.
In 2020, Trico will be working on our Chirreon Solar Facility, which is 10MW of solar with 15MW of battery storage located in Pinal County near SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. That facility will provide enough to power 3,000 average homes. Trico plans for it to go into full service in 2021.
Mr. Nitido explained that the Board has adopted the COVID-19 Assistance Program to provide bill credits and payment extensions to Members negatively affected by the emergency. Under that program, qualifying Members, including small businesses, can apply for bill assistance through a quick screening process that can be found here.
