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La Junta Electric Department

601 Colorado Avenue
La Junta, CO 81050
City Administration: (719) 384-5991

"We are committed to serving the citizens of La Junta and protecting our quality of life with dynamic leadership that is consistent with fundamental American values."

The City of La Junta is a member of the Arkansas River Power Authority and through this association purchases power from Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) and West Plains at a cheaper rate than cost of generation would be. The Electric Department maintains generating equipment as back up in case of outage from the main suppliers. The Power Plant is charged with a 15 minute response time in the event of backup requirements.

The Electric Department is responsible for maintaining all of the power plant equipment, power lines and transformers. The department also provides electrical inspections for the city. The inspector performs about 600 such inspections per year. Additionally, the department conducts energy surveys for commercial customers.

The City of La Junta is a member of the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA).

Electric rates:

Contact: Lloyd Smith (719)384-8454

Download the current rate schedule in PDF format by clicking here. Acrobat Reader is required to open this PDF document. You can download the free program by clicking here.

If you require more information about rates and billing than is contained in the rate schedule, please  contact the Utilities Office at 384-2546.

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