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T roughout the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump pledged to review
burdensome federal regulations when he became president. On March 28, President Trump took an important step to follow through on that commitment by signing an executive order to promote energy independence. T e order also calls for review of the Clean Power Plan.
“Electric co-ops have two key missions—providing
electricity and other services to more than 42 million consumers and empowering the communities they serve,” said Jim Matheson, chief executive offi cer at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), the national service organization for the nation’s more than 900 electric co-ops. Jim adds, “T e Clean Power Plan jeopardizes co-ops’ ability to accomplish both.”
“If implemented, the plan would hit many of our electric
cooperatives extremely hard by forcing them to prematurely shut down existing power plants. T ose co-ops would in essence be charged twice for their electricity—once to continue paying down the loans on the closed power plants and again for the cost of purchasing replacement power,” he said.
Co-ops were so concerned about the economic impacts
of the Clean Power Plan that they petitioned the courts to review and reject the regulation. T e Supreme Court sided with co-ops and imposed a stay of the rule—essentially freezing its implementation. T is pause created the Trump administration’s opportunity to review the rule.
Electric co-ops put the interests of their members fi rst
when deciding how to best meet their energy needs. T e Trump executive order allows co-ops to continue reducing their carbon footprint while keeping traditional energy resources in the mix. T is is critical as co-ops work to preserve both the reliability and aff ordability of electricity.
It will take the Trump administration a long time to
navigate the maze of administrative, regulatory and legal procedures necessary to review the Clean Power Plan. In the meantime, Harmon Electric Association will keep doing what we do best—providing safe, reliable electricity at the lowest possible cost.
HARMON ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC 114 North First Hollis, OK 73550
Operating in
Beckham, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and Greer Counties in Oklahoma and Hardeman and Childress Counties in Texas
Member of Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Oklahoma Rural Water Association, Inc.
HARMON ELECTRIC HI-LITES - Lisa Richard, Editor The Harmon Electric Hi-Lites is the publication of your local owned and operated rural electric cooperative, organized and incorporated under the laws of Oklahoma to serve you with low-cost electric power.
Charles Paxton ......................................................................................... Manager
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Pete Lassiter ..................................................................................................District 1 Jim Reeves ....................................................................................................District 2 Lee Sparkman ...............................................................................................District 3 Braden Cunningham ......................................................................................District 4 Burk Bullington ..............................................................................................District 5 Jean Pence ....................................................................................................District 6 J. R. Conley ...................................................................................................District 7 Charles Horton .............................................................................................. Attorney
Monthly Board of Directors meetings Held Fourth Thursday of Each Month
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