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NERC: Ohio at LOW RISK of Forced Power Outages This Summer

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Summer 2023 Reliability Assessment
May 24, 2023

Columbus, OH—Ohio is only one of several states in the eastern United States that is considered at low risk for electricity reliability issues this summer, according to the North American Electric

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Cardinal Plant Hosts High School Student Tour

Student plant tour
May 23, 2023

High school students from four Ohio electric cooperative territories received the rare opportunity to tour Cardinal Plant, considered one of the world’s cleanest power-producing coal plants in the

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USDA Giving Power Generation, Transmission Co-ops Billions for Energy Innovation

Cardinal Plant in Brilliant, Ohio, owned by Buckeye Power, Ohio's Electric Cooperatives.
May 18, 2023

Washington DC-The USDA announced $9.7 billion in funding for rural electric cooperatives involved in generation and transmission of power, to invest in clean energy systems.

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Disaster Relief Coming to Three Ohio Co-ops After June 2022 Derecho

Damaging winds from a derecho took down power lines and poles in Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative service area in June 2022.
May 18, 2023

Columbus, OH-Three Ohio electric cooperatives will be reimbursed for expenses incurred following the damaging derecho that swept across parts of the state in June 2022.

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New EPA Rules All But Ban Fossil Fuels to Produce Electricity

New EPA proposed rules released May 11, 2023, are directed at coal and natural gas fired power plants to further reduce carbon emissions.
May 13, 2023

Columbus, OH-The EPA released new proposed rules Thursday that would all but ban the use of fossil-fuels to produce electricity, which if implemented, would pose a great threat to

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioners Have Same Electricity Reliability Concerns as Ohio's Electric Cooperatives Leaders

Fast-paced coal plant retirements are causing risk to electricity reliability.
May 10, 2023

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OEC President & CEO Featured in Kentucky Living Magazine

May 2, 2023

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Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives awards $49,000 in scholarships

April 24, 2023

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Twenty-four high school seniors, all children of members of electric cooperatives in Ohio, competed for $49,000 in scholarships on April 12, 2023, at Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives (

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Reliable Electricity Priority Topic for Ohio Co-ops at NRECA’s 2023 Legislative Conference

Representatives during a session at NRECA's Legislative Conference
April 21, 2023

In April, 65 employees and board members representing 21 of Ohio's Electric Cooperatives attended NRECA's 2023 Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Cardinal Power Plant Reaches Impressive Milestone

Cardinal Units
March 28, 2023

Last September, Cardinal Plant celebrated a significant milestone for continuous operation of all three units for 48.8 days.

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