Energy Conservation
COSTS
MATTER!
President
Obama, as promised, has proposed a carbon
cap and trade tax which could raise electric bills by $20 or more per month
for an average residential cooperative member. If the price of carbon
permits goes as high as some predict, you could be paying an extra $55 or
more per month. Natural gas, propane, fuel oil, gasoline and diesel will
also cost more. And, the sky’s the limit because there’s no ceiling on the
tax.
About 90% of Ohio’s electricity comes from coal fired generation.
Consumers here will bear a greater burden
under cap and trade because coal-based power contributes about twice
as much CO2 as natural gas. And, Ohio’s rural electric members will pay even
more because their annual electric use far exceeds the statewide household
average.
What about
the environment?
Ohio's electric cooperatives are environmental stewards. We're already
investing $750 million in pollution control on our coal-fired plants to make
then among the world's cleanest, and getting about 5% of our power from
renewable or lower emitting sources. We've led the way in load management
for more than 30 years, delaying the need for new power lines and saving our
members millions of dollars. Technology to remove CO2 does not exist yet and
is not expected to for many years. Alternate sources are more expensive and
can't meet the reliability demands of our members.
Your voice
matters!
As a member of an Ohio electric cooperative, your voice matters to our
members of Congress. Register your concern about Cap & Trade Tax by joining
the Our Energy, Our Future campaign.
Urge Congress to work with electric cooperatives to meet both federal public
policy goals and your need for affordable, reliable electricity.
Costs matter! Go to
www.ourenergy.coop and
make your voice heard.
"We will look for cost-effective sources of renewable energy to further diversify Buckeye Power's generation mix, but we also want to ensure that out cooperative member' growing need for electricity is met reliably and affordably."
- Pat O' Loughlin,
Buckeye Power, Inc.
Chief Operating Officer & Vice President,
Engineering & Power Supply
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