Pioneer Electric Cooperative officials take concerns to Capitol Hill

Alabama Rural Electric Associaion (AREA) Conference Notes

Greenville, AL, May 11, 2011

Officials from Pioneer Electric Cooperative were among nearly three thousand leaders representing electric cooperatives from around the nation to meet with Members of Congress and their legislative staffs during the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s annual legislative conference held last week in Washington DC.  Pioneer Electric Cooperative’s Steve Harmon, Executive Vice President and General Manager, was among those who participated.

“The cost of energy is one of many things impacting the wallets of our members,” says Harmon.  “Coming to Washington D.C. is something we do every year and it’s important that our law makers hear the concerns and issues affecting our members face to face” he adds.

Harmon met with several representatives from Alabama including Representative Terri Sewell to discuss some of the concerns of members in Pioneer’s nine county service area. “We asked them to take action on several important issues that will have an impact on electric bills,” said Harmon.

“Decisions being made in the nation’s capital will impact our electric bills in the future,” said Harmon. “In our service area, everyday issues affect our members ability to pay their bills. We need for our members to know that we are taking their concerns to Washington, D.C. to make sure their voices are heard loud and clear.”

Pioneer is a member owned electric cooperative that serves the rural parts of several counties in South Central Alabama.  For more information on legislative issues facing electric cooperatives and their member-owners, visit www.pioneerelectric.com.

If you have any questions, please contact Pioneer Electric’s Communications Specialist, Angela Green at 334-382-4904.

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Left to Right: Steve Harmon, PEC Vice President & Representative Terri Sewell.