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Alpine Fire Department blocks fire from spreading

• Arrangements made for lodging. An Alpine family was displaced Friday afternoon, April 12, when fire destroyed a bedroom in their home. No one was injured but a family dog  died in the fire. Lincoln County Communications dispatched the Alpine…

Owen Madsen honored by Governor

  • Madsen, WWCC, Lower Valley Energy honored in State of the State A Star Valley High School graduate was among those honored in Governor Gordon’s State of the State speech at the beginning of the 2024 Wyoming Legislative session….

Dams key during record cold snap

• LVE reiterates importance to regional power generation. In recent weeks the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and Lower Valley Energy (LVE) had both expressed concern for closed door meetings taking place between entities that would like to breach the four…

Lower Valley Energy  CEO says dam breaching is a serious issue

• Discussion revolves around salmon mitigation The subject of dam breaching has been the hot topic at Lower Valley Energy (LVE) these days as the area co-op says that secret meetings between the so-called “six sovereigns” is putting their ability…

SVI Radio Interview-Jan. 22: Sen. Dockstader and LVE CEO Jim Webb

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Lower Valley Energy responds regarding proposal to breach dams

• Four dams breached under proposal.  A proposal to breach the dams on the Snake River in the Columbia Gorge has drawn opposition from Lower Valley Energy. The change would be done to preserve salmon, however the four dams involved…

SVI Radio Interview-Dec. 20: Lincoln County Commissioner Jerry Hansen

Lincoln County Commissioner Jerry Hanses touched on a number of various topics during an interview on SVI Radio, including an update to relocate a portion of Highway 30 in Kemmerer, a Lower Valley Energy Proposal for a solar power system…

Security breach at Lower Valley Energy

The following is a news release from Lower Valley Energy –  AFTON, WY (December 19, 2023) We at Lower Valley Energy are committed to providing excellent service to our member owners while keeping their information secure and reliable. We are…

Planned power outage in Alpine scheduled for Tuesday

Lower Valley Energy will have a planned outage on Tuesday November 7th. Their crews have been in the area working on installing underground wire so that we can retire the overhead wire for fire mitigation. For their crews to work…

Bonneville Power Association announces award for Lower Valley Energy’s Jim Webb

The Bonneville Power Association (BPA) announced it is restarting an award called the Exceptional Public Service Award and will give it to Lower Valley Energy’s CEO Jim Webb. The BPA serves as the wholesale power supplier for LVE. This is…