Coop and IOU Strike Deal to End Territorial Dispute
Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on Coop and IOU Strike Deal to End Territorial Dispute
The city council of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has approved a franchise agreement between High West Energy, Inc. (High West) and Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company that ends a 35-year territorial dispute between the coop and the investor-owned utility. Over the years, the coop has lost service territory and customers as the city expanded into unincorporated territory serviced by High West. The franchise agreement allows High West to continue serving certain commercial and industrial accounts currently in an unincorporated area of Cheyenne, even if city officials decide to further expand the city’s boundaries. To read more, click here.
