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

Annual Cooperative Advocacy Day at the Statehouse

Ohio co-op leaders at the Ohio Statehouse
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Ohio co-op leaders meeting with their legislators at the Ohio Statehouse
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Ohio co-op leaders meeting with their legislators at the Ohio Statehouse
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The 2024 Ohio Electric Cooperative Statehouse Reception

Leaders representing 17 Ohio electric cooperatives dedicated a day to meeting with influential state legislators and officials, focusing on discussions centered around grid reliability, kilowatt-hour tax reform, and…

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

NERC: Ohio at Low Risk of Electricity Reliability Issues This Summer

NERC 2024 Summer Reliability Assessment

COLUMBUS, OH-The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released its summer assessment of electric reliability and Ohio is at low-risk for demand exceeding supply.

NERC, summer, electricity reliability

OEC's President and CEO Testifies in Support of Ohio S.R. 296 Denouncing USEPA's New Power Plant Rule

OEC President and CEO Testifies in Support of Ohio SR 296 Denouncing EPA Power Plant Rule

COLUMBUS, OH-Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives’ President and CEO Pat O’Loughlin testified before the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee May 7, 2024, in support of S.R. No.

SR 296, EPA Power Plant Rules, OEC