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Special Briefing Highlighting Energy Aggregation and Choice Developments in Knox County
Oct 4, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Date(s) - October 4, 2023
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Knox County business and community leaders, as well as interested residents are invited to attend a special energy issues briefing sponsored by Knox County Farm Bureau. The briefing will be held at the Ramser 4-H Center on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. There is no cost to attend. RSVP to [email protected] by Oct. 3.
The program will be facilitated by Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Director for Energy, Utility and Local Government Policy Dale Arnold. During the briefing, he will discuss development of electric and natural gas aggregation and choice programs throughout Ohio, and what questions energy consumers need to ask program sponsors and service providers as they consider being involved in the process.
“Knox County residents and community leaders have a lot of questions concerning energy development in the area,” Arnold said. “New technologies, utility infrastructure refits, and service provider options – many want to have a better understanding of energy development trends and how they can evaluate and potentially participate in programs to help them better control their energy costs “
“Energy aggregation and choice programs have been available for many home, farm and small business owners for a quarter century,” said Vicki Weiser, Knox County Farm Bureau president. “Many folks still have concerns. Given recent rate increases for electric and natural gas services, more of our friends and neighbors are looking for better strategies on tackling their utility bills. Community stakeholders want to know how these programs work.”
Arnold has been involved in energy and utility related issues since 1995. He represents farm and rural residential energy consumers on a variety of government working groups and public utility advisory boards concerning energy development. He has extensive experience working with county Farm Bureaus and local residents, helping communities evaluate energy service options, aggregation, power marketing, regulatory safeguards, supply management and power siting.
About Farm Bureau
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation is the state’s largest general farm organization, encompassing 87 county Farm Bureau organizations and over 69,000 member families statewide. Knox County Farm Bureau leaders are active on state and local action teams working on legislation, regulations and issues that impact agriculture and its relationship with rural, suburban and urban communities. Locally, over 830 member families belong to the Knox County Farm Bureau.
