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Grant-Funded Infrastructure Development

By securing state and federal grants for infrastructure projects, the organization advances grid modernization and renewable integration while minimizing costs to members, because external funding reduces financial burdens on the cooperative and enables scalable innovation. This strategy focuses on leveraging public grant opportunities to fund critical energy infrastructure improvements and innovative technologies without passing costs to members. It distinguishes itself from other funding strategies by prioritizing external, non-member revenue sources to achieve system-wide upgrades, service expansion, and sustainability goals.

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activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Advanced Metering Infrastructure TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Utilizes automated meters to collect frequent and accurate electricity usage data, reduce fuel consumption and pollution by minimizing physical meter readings, and decrease vehicle expenses, outage identification time, and administrative costs. These meters also provide automated outage and voltage fluctuation alerts, improving service restoration times and enabling preventive maintenance, and support the integration of new energy resources and customer services aimed at reducing energy consumption.
  • Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Operations TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
    direct service
    Utilizes automated meters to collect frequent and accurate electricity usage data, reduce fuel consumption and pollution by minimizing physical meter readings, and decrease vehicle expenses, outage identification time, and administrative costs. The system also provides automated outage and voltage fluctuation alerts to improve service restoration and enable preventive maintenance, and supports the integration of new energy resources and customer services aimed at reducing energy consumption.
  • Commercial Electric Services TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Provides electric services for new commercial construction projects, including industrial developments, irrigation systems, government agencies, and homeowner associations. Also offers modification services for existing commercial electric facilities, such as upgrades, relocations, repairs, removals, and conversions between above-ground and underground configurations.
  • Commercial Electric Services TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Provides commercial electric services for new construction projects, including industrial developments, irrigation systems, government agencies, and homeowner associations on undeveloped land within its service territory. It also offers modification services for existing commercial electric facilities, such as upgrades, relocations, repairs, removals, and conversions between above-ground and underground configurations.
  • Commercial Electric Services and Economic Development TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Provides commercial electric services for new construction projects and offers modification services for existing facilities, while also supporting economic development by providing tools and resources to attract commercial, industrial, and residential projects to its service territory.
  • Community Grantmaking and Scholarships TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
    Awards grants twice annually to local community organizations, schools, veteran's groups, first responders, and food banks, and has awarded over $5.3 million in scholarships to members and their families since 1985, benefiting more than 809 students.
  • Community Grants Program TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
    Awards grants twice annually to local community organizations, schools, veteran's groups, first responders, and food banks.
  • Community Grants and Scholarships TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
    Awards grants twice annually to local community organizations, schools, veteran's groups, first responders, and food banks. The organization has awarded over $5.3 million in scholarships to Trico members and their families since 1985, benefiting more than 809 students.
  • Construction Cost Estimation Tools TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Provides a Ballpark Cost tool for approximating construction estimates for new residential line extensions.
  • Demand Response Program TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Operates a demand response program that remotely adjusts smart thermostat settings during peak demand times to manage energy consumption, reduce strain on the power grid, and lower energy costs for participants.
  • Economic Development Support TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Supports economic development by providing tools and resources to attract commercial, industrial, and residential projects to its service territory, including a Property Search tool for real estate, demographic, and industry analysis.
  • Economic Development Support TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Supports economic development by providing tools and resources to attract commercial, industrial, and residential projects to its service territory, including a Property Search tool for businesses.
  • Electrical Safety Education TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Operates a Safety Trailer that provides electric safety demonstrations to teach about the dangers of electricity and how to stay safe around powerlines.
  • Electricity Distribution and Infrastructure Maintenance TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Maintains and improves distribution lines, substations, and other infrastructure to deliver electricity from substations to members, including upgrades, rebuilding, and new construction to support growing membership.
  • Electricity Distribution and Infrastructure Management TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Maintains, upgrades, and rebuilds substations and distribution lines to deliver electricity to members, and designs and constructs new substations to support growing membership. This includes providing electric service and extending lines according to approved policies, and preparing documents for customers to obtain electric service and interconnection approval for distributed generation systems.
  • Electricity Distribution and Infrastructure Management TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
    direct service
    Maintains, upgrades, and rebuilds substations and distribution lines to deliver electricity from substations to members, and designs and constructs new substations to support growing membership. This includes providing electric service and extending electric lines according to approved policies, and preparing documents for customers to obtain electric service and interconnection approval for distributed generation systems.
  • Energy Education and Safety Demonstrations TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
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    Operates a Classroom Connection program educating elementary school students on energy efficiency and conservation. Provides educational sessions on Electric Vehicles, Solar and Battery Storage Systems, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, and offers tours of its Chirreon Solar & Battery Storage Facility. Operates a Safety Trailer providing electric safety demonstrations to teach about the dangers of electricity and how to stay safe around powerlines.
  • Energy Education and Safety Demonstrations TRICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
    direct service
    Provides educational sessions on topics including Electric Vehicles, Solar and Battery Storage Systems, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, offers tours of its Chirreon Solar & Battery Storage Facility, and operates a Safety Trailer for electric safety demonstrations.