Help create a responsible energy plan.
Pressure is mounting to do something about climate change. However, climate change is merely one aspect of a looming energy crisis. As electric co-op members, we must work with elected officials to create a plan that accounts for the environment as well as reliability and affordability concerns.
That is why HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative is encouraging our members to contact their elected officials. You don't need to be an energy expert to ask questions. Asking questions will help find the answers needed to achieve climate change goals without significant sacrifices of reliability or affordability.
Start a Conversation
Question #1
Experts say that our nation's growing electricity needs will soon go well beyond what renewables, conservation and efficiency can provide. What is your plan to make sure we have the electricity we'll need in the future?
Question #2
What are you doing to fully fund the research required to make emissions free electric plants an affordable reality?
Question #3
Balancing electricity needs and environmental goals will be difficult. How much is all this going to increase my electric bill and what will you do to make it affordable?
Send a letter electronically
To make things easy, we're providing a way for your to send a form letter electronically. Just click here.
Write your own letter
You can also write your own letter for more impact. Following are links that will help your find contact information for your representatives as well as a sample letter you can use to help write your letter.
Contact Michigan's federal senators
Carl Levin
269 Russell
Senate Office Building
Washington DC, 20510
(202) 224-6221
Web Form: levin.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
Debbie Stabenow
133 Hart
Senate Office Building
Washington DC, 20510
(202) 224-4822
Web Form: stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm
Contact Governor Jennifer Granholm
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, Michigan 48909
(517) 373-3400
Get contact information for federal and state elected officials
To find your representative, visit house.michigan.gov/find_a_rep.asp
Sample Letter
This is the form letter available to send from www.ourenergy.coop . Use this as a guide and write your own for more impact.
Dear Representative _________ [or Senator, use the appropriate title]
I want to start a conversation with you about how we meet our nation's growing energy needs.
The federal government has tasked the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to monitor our nation's electric system.
NERC CEO Rick Sergel in January declared, "We're very close to the edge. We operate under tight conditions more often than ever. We need action in the next year or two to start on the path to having enough electricity 10 years from now."
What is your plan to make sure we have the electricity we'll need over the next ten years while we reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
I look forward to your answer and will share it with my friends and neighbors. Thank you in advance for your time and attention to my question.
Sincerely,