Darke Rural Electric GM Retiring, Successor Selected

Left: Ted Holsapple, Retiring Darke Rural Electric GM. Right: Brad Flora, New GM

GREENVILLE, OH—The General Manager of Darke Rural Electric Cooperative, Ted Holsapple, announced his plans to retire January 3, 2025, after 23 years leading the cooperat

Darke Rural Electric, Ohio's Electric Cooperatives

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown Will Vote to Overturn EPA's Power Plant Rules

Sherrod Brown will vote against EPA's final power plant rules.

COLUMBUS, OH-Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is standing with Ohio’s electric cooperatives in opposing the EPA’s power plant rules, calling them unrealistic, unachievable rules that could undermine grid reliability, raise…

EPA Power Plant Rules, Senator Sherrod Brown, Ohio's Electric Cooperatives, Congressional Review Act

Ohio Congressman Balderson Leads Effort to Stop Biden’s Plan to Shut Down Power Plants

Congressman Troy Balderson Introduces Congressional Review Act Resolution on Power Plant Rules

Washington, D.C. – Ohio Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) launched the bipartisan push for the Congressional Review Act, and 138 House colleagues joined him in the challenge to the Biden Administration’s

epa rules, congressman troy balderson, reliable electricity

OEC's Pat O'Loughlin to Retire, Current COO Craig Grooms Named Successor

Pat O'Loughlin and Craig Grooms

COLUMBUS, OH—Patrick O’Loughlin, the President and CEO of Buckeye Power and Ohio’s Rural Electric Cooperatives (OREC), wholly known as Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives, notified the boards of directors of the organizations of…

OEC Leadership, Buckeye Power Leadership

DeWine, Husted say EPA’s Final Rule on Fossil Fuel Power Plants Endangers Ohio’s Energy Grid

Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted express concern over EPA rules that could cause reliable coal-fired plants to close in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, OH—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted sent a letter to USEPA Administrator Michael Regan last week, expressing their opposition to the federal rule on fossil-fueled power plants. 

EPA Power Plant Rules

U.S. Senators Express Bipartisan Concern for USEPA's New Power Plant Rules

U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC-A bipartisan group of U.S.

EPA Power Plant Rules

NRECA Legislative Conference Recap

A group of Ohio electric cooperative leaders meeting with legislators in Washington, D.C.
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A group of Ohio electric cooperative leaders meeting with legislators in Washington, D.C.
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A group of Ohio electric cooperative leaders meeting with legislators in Washington, D.C.
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A group of Ohio electric cooperative leaders meeting with legislators in Washington, D.C.

American families and businesses expect the lights to stay on at a cost they can afford. Our nation’s energy policies must meet this fundamental expectation. Keeping the lights on is not a partisan issue.

US EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule – Ohio Senate Resolution 296

Pat O'Loughlin testifying before Ohio Senate committee

OEC’s President CEO, Pat O’Loughlin testified in support of