Arizona G&T Cooperatives

How is your commute?  Watch linemen fly to work underneath a helicopter!  (via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XqmbuELpoQ)

Arizona's Generation and Transmission Cooperatives take pride in how long it has kept its employees! Hear from a few who have been with us for the longest time: 40 years each!

Benson Hospital offers more preventative care with help of Arizona's Generation and Transmission Cooperatives.  Benson Hospital receives a $280,000 low-interest loan from USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program with the help of AzGTs and Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative. The loan will allow the hospital to expand its physical rehabilitation facility and to add a gastrointestinal lab.

Power pole replacement while the line is "hot".  Arizona's Generation and Transmission Cooperatives (AzGTs) linemen replace a power pole while the line remains energized, with 230,000 volts, or 230 kV, still running through it. They work with the hot line because summertime demand requires more from the electrical grid. Shutting down a portion of the grid is sometimes not an option.

See our concerns about the expansion of Waters of the United States.  The impact will create in increase in time and money for everyday operations that we have performed safely for decades.  Watch some of these operations in the video linked to this article.

Arizona’s Generation and Transmission Cooperatives linemen replace a power pole while the line is de-energized.   Watch linemen with Arizona's Generation and Transmission Cooperatives replace poles on a transmission line. In this situation, the line has been given clearance, or de-energized in this section.

Linemen hammer copper grounding wire to a new pole before they install it in the ground, south of Tucson and north of Sahuarita substation.

Two linemen in a bucket crane attach a guidewire to the top of a new pole south of Tucson, north of Sahuarita substation.

Line crews proactively replace poles south of Tucson, north of Sahuarita substation.

Benson High seniors reflect on the past and connect to the future.  As the 100th graduating class from Benson High School prepares for the future, they also contribute to a time capsule set to be open in 20 years. Arizona's Generation and Transmission Cooperatives also placed items in the vault. Hear some thoughts on this day about what the opening 20 years from now might be like.

Arrive alive. Stay sober behind the wheel this holiday weekend. Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels drives this message home by showing some of the Arizona’s Generation and Transmission Cooperatives’ employees who might have to be on the road this weekend.

This article offers links to videos and posts that illustrate the commitment we have to our members.

Willcox West Fest reminds us of what we've gained since the days of the Old West. Electric cooperatives helped us move into the future.