You will oftentimes see our linemen or contractors working in your neighborhood. Our mission is to provide safe, reliable, efficient energy solutions with exceptional service to our members. One of the ways we provide reliable and affordable power is by maintaining our power lines. In fact, PVREA has over 4,000 miles of power lines. Tree trimming, drone use and construction projects are a part of our maintenance plans to ensure reliable power service to our members. Here is where we're working in your neighborhood. If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-800-432-1012.

Construction

PVREA and its contractors are working on the following projects:

• Work is complete installing underground feeders and doing overhead line upgrades in the Gateway substation.
• Two Foothills crews are continuing small subdivision work in the Severance, Windsor, Timnath and Berthoud areas.
• One Foothills crew is working along HWY 257 north of Windsor upgrading a line. This work should be completed by the end of August.
• A Foothills crew has started the rebuild on a line upgrade north of the Bellvue substation. This work should be completed by the end of August. 
• Work is complete on the rebuild west of the Rockport substation.
• The line move for the county to install a roundabout at CR 54 and CR 17 is complete. A crew is now installing lights and this project should be complete mid-August. 
• A crew has begun rebuilding two miles of overhead doublt ciruit along HWY 257 from US 34 to HWY 402.

Tree Trimming

PVREA and our contractor, Foothills Tree Trimming, have completed trimming in the Livermore and Glacier View areas. They have now moved to the Red Feather and Crystal Lakes area. 

To learn more about tree trimming or to request a tree trimming, click here.

Power Pole Inspections

Pole inspections are complete for 2020 with the exception of a few in the Kersey/Galeton area. These will be completed after crops are harvested in those areas. 

Fiber Installation - Grid Improvement Project

PVREA’s contractor, MasTec, is installing fiber optic cable on our existing overhead power lines and through our existing underground electric corridors. The crews are currently working in the Windsor, Fort Collins, Timnath, Greeley and Severance, Masonville, Stove Prairie/Rist Canyon, Berthoud and Loveland areas. You may see bucket trucks and crews with boring equipment in your area as we work on this project throughout our entire service territory. We will only operate in our right-of-way; if we do not have proper access, we will work with members to gain access. Learn more about this project. 

Drones

Periodically, PVREA utilizes drones to conduct equipment inspections. They use a drone to look for trees that need trimmed an inspect equipment to look for maintenance problems. Drone inspections for 2020 are currently underway and 75% complete for 2020. Learn more about how your co-op uses drones.