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[About PREA] [PA/NJ
Co-ops] [Members] [Economic
Development] Political
Action Begins At Home Electric cooperatives
recognize that the rural electric program was born in politics and can die in
politics. Maintaining an active, grassroots role in the political process is
critical if electric cooperatives are to continue providing reliable, affordable
electric service. The truly
democratic structure of the rural electric program fosters a natural base of
grassroots support. This support has allowed Pennsylvania's electric
cooperatives to develop one of the strongest packages of political and
regulatory protections in the entire country. Cooperative
directors, managers, employees and consumer-members can support rural
electrification in two ways. They can join the Action
Committee for Rural Electrification (ACRE), the non-partisan political
action committee which represents the interests of the nation's electric
cooperatives and their consumer-members. On a
statewide level, they can lend their skills to the Pennsylvania/New Jersey
Rural Electric Grassroots Program. The Grassroots Program is a formalized
effort to help shape the political environment in which electric cooperatives
operate. Grassroots advocates get involved at all levels of government and
community action to help influence the outcome of decisions - political,
legislative and regulatory - that impact Pennsylvania's and New Jersey's
electric cooperatives. At no time in
U.S. history has the input of concerned citizens been more important in
influencing the legislative and political processes. Through the Grassroots
Program, electric cooperatives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be able to
face the challenges that confront them and allow cooperatives to continue to
provide the finest quality-of-life initiatives available. You - the
friends and neighbors "back home" - are the essence of the
cooperative Grassroots Program. And we need your continued support. If you
are concerned about the future of electric cooperatives in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, please consider joining the Pennsylvania/New Jersey Rural Electric
Grassroots Program. For more
information, please contact Russ
Biggica, PREA director of government & regulatory affairs at
717/233-5704.
Copyright © 2008 by the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association
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