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Greenhouse Gas Regulations


EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Regulations Fail to Consider the Economic Impact of Americans


National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) CEO, Jo Ann Emerson, made the following statement about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions from new, existing, modified and reconstructed power plants.


“Any increase in the cost of electri- city most dramatically impacts those who can least afford it, and the fallout from the EPA’s rule will cascade across the nation for years to come. “While we appreciate the efforts intended to help offset the financial burden of rising electricity prices and jobs lost due to prematurely shuttered power plants, the final rule still appears to reflect the fundamental flaws of the


A Co-op Day


So how did you spend your day? Chances are cooperatives were a big part of it from dawn until bedtime. Take a moment to read this quick overview of how co-ops might be impacting you every day.


Your morning orange juice might have come from Florida’s Natural, a producer- owned cooperative based in Florida. If your morning coffee came from Equal Exchange you get bonus points because they source their coffee from farmer- owned co-ops in developing countries. If you like milk in your coffee or cereal, more than 86 percent of all fluid milk flows through a co-op!


The wheat in your muffin or toast was most likely processed through a farmer- owned grain elevator in the Midwest. If you had cranberries in that muffin, they


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original proposal. It exceeds the EPA’s legal authority under the Clean Air Act, and it will raise electricity rates for our country’s most vulnerable populations while challenging the reliability of the grid.


“We will continue reviewing this extremely complex rule and have addi- tional comments on behalf of America’s not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives in the coming days.” NRECA recently commissioned a study that underscores the devastating relationship between higher electric- ity prices and job losses. The study, Affordable Electricity: Rural America’s Economic Lifeline, measures the impact of a 10 and 25 percent electricity price increase on jobs and gross domestic


likely came from Ocean Spray, or maybe you used Land O’Lakes Butter or Welch’s Concord Grape Jam – all producer-owned co-ops that make the products we love on our toast.


Perhaps this is the day to make some improvements to your home. Ace Hard- ware, True Value and Do It Best are all examples of purchasing co-ops. These are small businesses that come together to form a co-op so that they can compete with big box retailers that are not owned by people in the local community. You might need to stop by the credit union for a loan or pick up some cash for that home project. More than 100 million people in the U.S. are members of a credit union, - credit unions are co-ops. On your way home, you may stop at one of the 300 community-owned cooperative grocery stores in the country. Many of the meat products and vegetables are also sourced from co-ops. After dinner, perhaps you are watch-


ing TV from one of the more than 1,000 small cable companies that serve rural


product (GDP) from 2020 to 2040. Even a 10 percent increase in elec- tricity prices results in 1.2 million jobs lost in 2021 across the country with nearly 500,000 of those lost jobs in rural communities. And 20 years later, the economy fails to fully recover.


For more information and an inter- active map, visit http://www.nreca. coop/111d.


The National Rural Electric Cooper-


ative Association is the national service organization that represents the nation’s more than 900 private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives, which provide service to 42 million people in 47 states.


Some of the nation’s most popular grocery brands—including dairy case favorite Land O’Lakes—are the products of farmer-owned cooperatives.


America that have come together to form a co-op that helps keep costs as low as possible. Or maybe you are surfing the In- ternet through services provided by your local telecommunications co-op. And when it’s time for “lights out,” you can flip that switch knowing you’re receiving safe, reliable electricity from your local electric cooperative, your friends at Lake Region Electric Coopera- tive. From morning until night, 2273004 you can have a very cooperative day.


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