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Iowa's Electric Cooperatives  Iowa's electric cooperatives provide electricity to approximately 650,000 Iowans in each of the state's 99 counties. We pride ourselves on being member-owned, not-for-profit cooperatives supplying reliable and affordable electricity in ways that minimize the impacts to our natural environment.
We know that we must find a way to have a clean environment AND a healthy economy. We are doing that by investing in energy efficiency and adding renewable energy resources. But, the cap-and-trade plan currently being considered by Congress reaches too far, too fast; and the impact to energy consumers will be significant. Any additional costs resulting from this plan will ultimately be paid by consumers, in some cases adding thousands of dollars per year to electric bills. Iowa's electric cooperatives support a balanced solution to reversing the effects of climate change. We need a policy that reduces carbon dioxide emissions in a way that softens the impact to already soaring energy costs and focuses on technology development to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. We do not need a policy that artificially drives up the cost of energy by forcing electric cooperatives to compete with large corporations and speculators.
Reliable and affordable electricity is vital to jumpstart recovery from the current economic crisis. We believe Iowans can and must influence the debate on energy policy legislation by contacting members of Congress. Working together, we can convince Congress to find a balanced solution that achieves real environmental goals without draining family budgets or further harming our economy.
Act now. Tell Congress your story. Let your elected officials know how you will personally be affected by increased energy prices.
Make your voices heard.
Make a difference.
Ask your elected officials for a balanced solution.
Call 1-877-40BALANCE (1-877-40-225-2623) or visit ourenergy.coop
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About Corn Belt Power Cooperative:
Corn Belt Power Cooperative, headquartered in Humboldt, Iowa, is a generation and transmission (G&T) electric cooperative owned by its member systems. Corn Belt Power provides electricity to 11 member distribution electric cooperatives and one municipal electric cooperative that serve farm members, rural residences, small towns and commercial and industrial members in 41 counties in northern Iowa. Member cooperatives include Boone Valley Electric Cooperative, Renwick; Butler County REC, Allison; Calhoun County REC, Rockwell City; Franklin REC, Hampton; Glidden REC, Glidden; Grundy County REC, Grundy Center; Humboldt County REC, Humboldt; Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, Estherville; Midland Power Cooperative, Jefferson; Prairie Energy Cooperative, Clarion; and Sac County REC, Sac City. For more information, visit the cooperative's Web site at www.cbpower.coop.
About Central Iowa Power Cooperative:
Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative that generates and transmits power to our member owners-13 member-owned electric cooperatives and associations-all located within the state of Iowa. CIPCO's members collectively serve a population of more than 320,000 rural and urban Iowans located in 58 of Iowa's 99 counties. This service territory stretches 300 miles diagonally across Iowa and includes or adjoins 12 of Iowa's 17 cities with populations greater than 25,000. CIPCO is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with locations in Wilton, Montpelier, Creston and Des Moines. Member cooperatives include: Clarke Electric Cooperative, Consumers Energy, East-Central Iowa REC, Eastern Iowa Light & Power, Farmers Electric Cooperative, Guthrie County REC, Linn County REC, Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative, Midland Power Cooperative, Pella Cooperative Electric, Southwest Iowa REC, T.I.P REC, and South Iowa Municipal Electric Cooperative Associations. For additional information, visit our Web site at www.cipco.net.
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About Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative:
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative (NIPCO) is an electric cooperative that provides power to its members in western Iowa. NIPCO purchases power from two sources: the Western Area Power Administration, which provides power generated by the Missouri River dams; and Basin Electric Power Cooperative, which has a mix of fossil fuel and renewable resources in its portfolio. NIPCO members include Harrison County Rural Electric Cooperative, Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, Nishnabotna Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, North West Rural Electric Cooperative, Western Iowa Power Cooperative, Woodbury County Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Western Iowa Municipal Electric Cooperative. NIPCO headquarters is in Le Mars, with outposts in Harlan and Onawa. For more information, visit NIPCO's website.
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