Ask Our Experts

by Rita-Lyn Sanders, Director of Marketing and Communication

GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. - (Oct. 16, 2023) 

It’s a darn good thing I am not a cat. Because if curiosity killed the cat, then I certainly would have met my end decades ago. You see, I’ve always had a curious mind. I ask A LOT of questions. I just like to know things, and this knowledge provides perspective and enables me to share what I’ve learned. It is one of the reasons I became a journalist: to ask questions and tell a story that provides information in relevant, thoughtful ways.

I know that I’m not alone in my curiosity. At GVP’s annual meeting in August, we fielded a dozen questions submitted by our members on topics including solar energy, rebates, our future power supply transition, and time-of-use rates.

We enjoy engaging with our members and would like to answer your questions throughout the year and not just at the annual meeting. In that spirit, we invite you to submit your questions to our Ask Our Experts column. We may reach out to you personally to answer your inquiry, and we’ll publish the questions and answers that are of interest to our broader membership here in Colorado Country Life.

GVP’s experts include:

• Destry, who has a great deal of knowledge about energy usage, solar, electric vehicles, and most anything energy services related;
• Karen, who leads our Information Technology Department and is passionate about keeping computers and electronic data secure;
• Matt, who knows the design and mechanics of electric distribution like the back of his hand;
• Bill, who has spent 30-plus years responding to outages and understands what it takes to keep the lights on;
• Joe, who is our financial guru and is constantly crunching the numbers to make sure GVP maintains its stable financial position;
• And me, who is happy to answer questions about anything related to our co-op principles (think member engagement, concern for community, democratic and economic participation).

Let’s not save up all our questions for the annual meeting. If you’ve got questions, we’ve got experts who can answer them, or who will find the answer for you. Please send your questions with the subject line Ask the Expert to communications@gvp.org.