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OEC Leader Attends President Trump's Signing of Executive Orders to Support Reliable, Affordable Electricity

President Trump signs executive order boosting America's energy industry.
April 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives President and CEO Craig Grooms joined other electric cooperative leaders, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA

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Meet Ohio's New Legislators

February 4, 2025
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Governor DeWine Taps Lieutenant Governor to Replace Vance

February 4, 2025

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted has been chosen by Governor DeWine to succeed Vice President JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. His appointment will allow him to serve until Dec.

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House and Senate Elect New Leadership teams

February 4, 2025

After a tumultuous opening day of the legislature in the House and two years of a brutal power struggle, former Senate president Matt Huffman (R-Lima), who was term limited out of the Ohio Senate,

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House Bill 15: Amend competitive retail electric service law

February 4, 2025

A bill to overhaul electric utility law was introduced in Ohio as House Bill 15.

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National Electric Co-op Leader Pens Letter to Trump, Urging Action on Energy Policy

NRECA CEO Jim Matheson sends letter to President Trump
December 9, 2024

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Ohio Co-op CEOs Lobby Capitol Hill

Ohio Co-op CEOs in Washington D.C.
October 14, 2024

In mid-September, nine co-op CEOs and members of OEC leadership went to Capitol Hill to meet with members of nearly half of the Ohio Congressional delegation as part of the annual “CEO Fly-In.” Ove

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Buckeye Power to Receive New ERA Funding for Renewable Energy, Storage Projects

Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative community solar array
September 5, 2024

COLUMBUS, OH—Buckeye Power, Inc., was one of 16 electric cooperatives selected nationwide to receive a portion of $7.3 billion to build additional renewable energy projects to powe

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Government Affairs Adds New Team Member – Moriah Doherty

July 29, 2024

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Ohio and 26 States Ask the U.S. Supreme Court to Stop the EPA's Power Plant Rule

Cardinal Plant is one of four remaining coal plants operating in Ohio, and is owned by Ohio's Electric Cooperatives members.
July 23, 2024

Washington, D.C.—Ohio is one of 27 states that filed a motion with the U.S. Supreme Court to stay EPA’s power plant rule that was finalized in early May. 

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