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Title: Our Energy, Our Future: A Dialogue with America


1
Our Energy, Our FutureA Dialogue with America
  • Mobilizing co-op consumers to ask their elected
    representatives tough questions about the future
    of energy.

2
America Faces a Looming Electricity Crisis
  • Americans depend on safe, reliable electricity at
    an affordable price but rates are steadily
    rising, putting affordable electricity at risk.
    In the last five years, utility bills have risen
    30 percent.
  • We have maxed out our generating capacity yet
    Americas economic growth will require 30 more
    electricity by 2030.
  • National climate change goals are being set even
    though America lacks the technology to meet
    deadlines.
  • Investments in energy research and development
    declined precipitously in recent years.

3
Challenges Ahead
  • Address the issue of greenhouse gases
  • Increase generating capacity by 30 percent to
    keep up with projected demand over the next 20
    years
  • Prevent the possibility of an electricity
    shortage, which could be here as soon as 2011 in
    some parts of America
  • Keep electricity affordable

4
The Current Political Landscape
  • Americans are sensitive to global climate issues
  • The availability of affordable, reliable power
    has never been more in doubt
  • Carbon reductions and new costs are coming,
    either by legislation or regulation
  • Many components of climate change proposals will
    impact electric cooperatives

5
The Legislative Status
  • The U.S. House passed an energy-climate bill that
    mandates GHG emission reductions to 17 below
    2005 levels by 2020 and 83 in 2050 and a full
    auction of emission allowances by 2030.
  • The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works
    Committee passed a bill that mandates GHG
    emission reductions to 20 below 2005 levels by
    2020.
  • Neither bill meets the test of keeping
    electricity affordable for all electric consumers

6
Another Approach
  • Sen. Cantwell is drafting another approach for
    the Senate to consider
  • Eliminates many factors that would raise costs
    without providing any environmental benefits
  • Places strong price signals on resources that
    produce greenhouse gas emissions

7
The Electric Cooperatives Goal
  • Set CO2 caps consistent with the commercial
    availability of technology
  • Keep Wall Street speculators out of the allowance
    market
  • Help Congress develop and pass a simple,
    affordable, flexible and effective piece of
    legislation to address the nations energy and
    climate change objectives
  • Make sure elected representatives remember their
    obligations to protect the publics interest in
    maintaining affordable, reliable electricity

8
To Be Successful We Need to Do It All
  • To meet future demand we must
  • Restrain the rate of demand growth through energy
    efficiency
  • Increase energy generation from renewable energy
    sources
  • Make our current fossil-fueled power plants more
    efficient
  • Figure out how to capture and store carbon
    dioxide from power plants
  • Increase our reliance on nuclear energy
  • Bring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to market
  • Improve the viability of consumer-generated
    energy

9
What We Need
  • Leadership and sustained commitment by Congress
  • Public-private partnerships
  • Our members/consumers in one unified voice
    demanding legislators strike a balance between
    our electricity needs and climate change goals

10
Why Electric Cooperatives
  • We are well-positioned to lead the debate about
    our energy needs and influence opinion as we have
    a direct stake in the outcome
  • Our message is about keeping the lights on and
    electricity affordable
  • We are a consumer movement for a balanced
    responsible energy future
  • We are speaking for consumers not special
    interests

11
What We Have To Do
  • Bring co-op members/owners and their elected
    officials together to talk about what needs to be
    done to ensure a reliable and affordable supply
    of electricity
  • Urge Congress to work with electric cooperatives
    to be sure public policy meets your need for
    affordable electricity.
  • Now is the time to get involvedlater will be too
    late

12
Join the Campaign
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Join the Campaign
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Join the Campaign www.ourenergy.coop
15
Overview
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