Ellison: Vote to guide your energy future

When was the last time your electricity utility asked you to participate in guiding their future?

If you get your electricity from Holy Cross Energy, you will have received your ballot for this year’s board election as well as an invitation to their annual meeting. This is participatory democracy at its finest. As members of Holy Cross Energy, you have the ability to vote for board members who will guide your energy future.

Holy Cross provides, quite literally, the lines that tie our disparate communities together for the good of all. They keep those electrons flowing to over 44,500 members in five counties. By the end of 2025, Holy Cross hopes to provide 90% of those electrons from renewable sources. By 2030, 100% of those electrons will be from renewable sources! By supporting your electrical cooperative and its forward-thinking mission, you are supporting actions that will have a positive effect on the planet and its climate.

Attending an electric cooperative’s annual meeting is your chance to sit with your community, share a meal, learn about what your co-op is doing for you and our planet, and feel the sense of pride in the folks who send electricity your way … I started attending many years ago, sitting with neighbors united by power lines who told stories of how their lives were changed when electricity first came to their homes. In the future, I hope to sit next to our next generation of electron consumers who can’t even imagine an electrical grid that isn’t powered by 100% renewable energy sources.

Two candidates in this year’s board election have the background, commitment, and experience to ensure that Holy Cross Energy does more than just “keep the lights on.” Please support Robert Gardner and Kimberley Schlaepfer to lead us to a renewable energy future.

Susy Ellison

Carbondale