Southern Power District

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27373491819760779462011-07-28T14:01:42.400-07:00Southern Power DistrictSouthern Power District is a publicly-owned electric distribution system that provides electricity and related services to customers in South Central Nebraska.Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-61614262344715558412009-10-29T14:08:00.000-07:002009-10-29T14:16:37.782-07:00Politicians Express Concerns About Cap & Trade

Interesting video, a compilation of statements from US elected officials about climate change legislation.

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-80588009698602431922009-10-20T11:50:00.000-07:002009-10-20T11:54:51.164-07:00AEI Reaction to Boxer-Kerry Climate Bill

SOURCE: American Enterprise InstituteAEI'S STEVE HAYWARD FINDS THAT THE 20 PERCENT REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GASES REQUIRED IN 2020 BY THE BOXER-KERRY CLIMATE BILL WOULD REDUCE EMISSIONS TO 1977 LEVELS EVEN THOUGH, 32 YEARS AGO, THE U.S. HAD ALMOST HALF OF TODAY'S VEHICLES, 100 MILLION LESS PEOPLE, AND AN ECONOMY HALF THE SIZE OF WHAT IT IS TODAY.At more than 800 pages, it will take a while to

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-41830876672010526992009-10-13T12:45:00.000-07:002009-10-13T12:59:40.907-07:00Johanns Keynote Speech Highlights Agriculture, Including Impact of Climate Change

The following information is a portion of a keynote speech delivered by Senator Mike Johanns to the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. His speech discussed the need to support agriculture, and his remarks included the impact that climate change/cap & trade legislation will have on farmers. Read on below. A link to the entire keynote speech follows at the bottom of this blog entry

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-37050250036985805812009-09-23T11:30:00.000-07:002009-09-24T07:18:56.023-07:00Sorting Through the "Hot Air"

With the cooler weather making its way into South Central Nebraska recently, we have noticed that ads are beginning to appear in local newspapers touting the benefits of space heaters. Some of the products advertised make claims that in the end cannot add up to the savings promised to the consumer. This issue is one for which we received many calls from our customers last winter, and these calls

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-5618639127738300722009-08-25T08:32:00.000-07:002009-08-25T11:20:16.044-07:00Challenges Great in Wind Generation

With Southern Power District's involvement in the Our Energy, Our Future campaign, we have been continuously asked by our customers “Why hasn’t Nebraska put up more wind turbines?”We do understand why this question is so common, after all wind is free, right? When you take a look around at other states there are certainly a lot more wind turbines popping up on the landscape. Its working there, so

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-87472806803449416302009-08-13T08:43:00.000-07:002009-08-13T09:44:19.658-07:00Revenue Shortfalls & Energy Efficiency

This morning at 7:00 AM I was awaken by the typical sound of my alarm clock radio blaring into my ear. The radio station my alarm is set to typically runs through the current news at this time every morning. As much as I despise the sound of that alarm clock, its part of the structured routine that gets me going every day. But, today was different. There was something within the news report

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-35896858675211455952009-07-28T13:26:00.000-07:002009-07-28T13:35:14.900-07:00ASSIGNMENT: WAXMAN-MARKEY

Many years ago in school, I recall several occasions where I did not read or fully read my assignment for English class (please accept my apologies Mrs. Engelhardt). At the time I had what I felt to be a number of reasonable explanations for my lack of preparedness. One of my most common excuses was that I was not given enough time to review the assignment handed down by my teacher. Looking back

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-39461757306129395392009-07-16T09:36:00.000-07:002009-07-16T13:21:28.212-07:00One Size DOES NOT Fit All

If you look through your closet, chances are you have an item of clothing-- maybe its a shirt or a pair of gloves--with a tag that reads One Size Fits All. I have numerous items in my own wardrobe that come to mind that have this very label. One in particular is a winter stocking cap that does stretch far enough to cover my head, only to pop right off when I let go of it. Obviously the

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-44158698436030670412009-07-01T17:14:00.000-07:002009-07-01T20:36:04.637-07:00Waxman-Markey Has Passed Through Congress. NOW WHAT?

On Friday, June 26th the congress passed HR 2454, also known as "Waxman-Markey" by a very narrow margin of 219-212. This bill is one that will impact every electric consumer in America, affecting the cost of electricity in your home, for your farm operations, and for our local businesses and industries.After all the effort in recent months to communicate with our Congressman and Senators about

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-78735303661616359622009-06-17T21:16:00.000-07:002009-06-17T21:25:02.816-07:00Caution Urged After Storm

Hall and Hamilton Counties, both in Southern's service territory, encountered a full night tonight of severe weather with tornadoes touching down from Cairo all the way to the Aurora area. Often after severe weather, we all feel tempted to get out and take a look at the damages. In the aftermath of this storm, we would like to remind you of the significant dangers of downed power lines. If you

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-89067364383353175262009-06-12T13:17:00.000-07:002009-06-12T13:35:14.836-07:00So...How Much Will This REALLY Cost Me?

If you’ve been keeping up with the latest news and developments with the American Energy and Security Act (aka Waxman-Markey Bill), you are probably intrigued by all of the speculation as to what the end costs will be to electric consumers. Chances are you have seen numbers ranging from about $100 per year, or all the way up to $3,000+ per year for the average household.For many of our customers,

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-64627335615830777152009-06-05T16:50:00.000-07:002009-06-08T07:21:05.900-07:00Editorial Submitted by Anthony Bohaty

The American Clean Energy and Security Act is a bill which seeks to implement a hefty tax on carbon emissions by way of a cap-and-trade program. This tax ultimately falls into the lap of electric consumers in the form of significant rate increases. This bill is moving swiftly through various committees in our nation’s Congress. The next goal established by leaders of the House is to push the

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-81578910112566553562009-05-22T12:00:00.000-07:002009-05-22T14:27:49.522-07:00Our Energy Update

On Thursday, May 21st, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved climate change legislation that they plan to bring to the House floor in late June. This legislation--the American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009--seeks to impose a tax upon all electric consumers in the form of a cap-and-trade system.Cap-and-trade has been the subject of much debate recently. Although it is a complex

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-58507518885251395512009-05-18T09:20:00.001-07:002009-05-18T09:23:35.390-07:00Editorial Submitted by Directors Rick Bergman and Lee Grove

As members of Southern Power District’s Board of Directors, we would like to make our customers, as well as all electric consumers aware of an issue that will determine how much you pay for electricity in the future. As we are writing this letter, the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is working to push “cap and trade” legislation through Congress, with a goal to do so prior to

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During the past month we have seen a tremendous show of concern from SPD customers in the form of letters to our Congressman and Senators in the Our Energy, Our Future campaign. From this campaign’s beginning, the purpose has been to to inform you--our customer--about how your electric service and rates will be impacted by climate change legislation. As a public power district, it is our job to

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-6643464257532477862009-05-04T09:31:00.000-07:002009-05-04T09:39:27.770-07:00Cap & Trade, Simply Put...

We are continuing our effort to voice concern about the potential for global warming legislation to dramatically increase electric bills.As we have moved forward with the Our Energy, Our Future campaign, we have received many questions about one of the terms used--called “Cap and Trade”. We would like to provide you with a summary of Cap and Trade without the “smoke and mirrors” or political

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-32860390759942633962009-04-30T15:46:00.000-07:002009-04-30T15:53:34.362-07:00Why is SPD Engaged in OEOF?

Southern Power District has been engaged in a campaign this year called Our Energy, Our Future. There is a very simple concept that urged the District to boost their involvement in the campaign. That concept is that events being discussed in Washington DC will dramatically increase the affordability of your electric service. Southern Power District--its board of directors and staff--feels an

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-46472372294315909272009-04-16T13:16:00.000-07:002009-04-16T13:17:56.866-07:00Editorial, submitted by Director Marvin Fishler

I am a member of Southern Public Power District’s board of Directors, having served in this capacity for 11 years. I take a strong interest in the political activities on the state and national level. Today I find myself very concerned about how potential national policies will affect the cost of your electricity.One of the policies currently under discussion nationally is a carbon cap-and-trade

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-38224783801367555682009-04-03T07:03:00.000-07:002009-04-09T07:10:02.130-07:00Editorial, submitted by Directors Larry Benson and Richard Schaffert, and Board Chairman Dean Klute

Serving as members of Southern Power District's Board of Directors for a combined 63 years, we have seen a number of challenges faced by the utility industry during our time of service. With all of the attention on global warming issues, Southern Power District and its customers are now facing one of the greatest challenges we have ever seen.As a public power district, Southern has been part of a

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-84390088081490715762009-04-03T06:47:00.000-07:002009-04-03T06:56:13.563-07:00Senate Passes Bill Ensuring Debate of Cap & Trade

The amendment introduced by Senator Mike Johanns to ensure complex and far-reaching cap-and-trade legislation is not slipped into law using budget reconciliation was passed in the Senate on Wednesday, April 1st with over two-thirds of the vote. The amendment ensures a full, open, and robust debate on the details of extremely complex climate legislation. Using reconciliation would have limited

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-37096052687152621092009-03-31T11:38:00.000-07:002009-03-31T12:12:35.379-07:00Johanns Says Complex Climate Legislation Must Have Full Public Debate

Senator Mike Johanns today introduced an amendment to the budget to ensure complex and far-reaching cap-and-trade legislation would not be slipped into law using budget reconciliation.Reconciliation is a legislative tactic that would prevent an open debate and full disclosure of the details of potential cap-and-trade legislation."This legislation could have profound consequences for every family

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-6173675666787883362009-03-20T14:14:00.000-07:002009-03-20T14:24:41.167-07:00

The following is an excerpt taken from Senator Mike Johann's weekly column:While I am eager to get back to the office, I have stayed busy working on a number of issues important to Nebraska. Last week, I wrote a letter to the Senate Budget Committee regarding a very concerning development on global warming legislation, known as "cap-and-trade," that could significantly affect businesses, farms,

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-67326465923800087702009-03-20T13:38:00.000-07:002009-03-20T13:52:08.544-07:00Editorial, submitted by Dan Emery, Chief Steward, Local IBEW 1597

Dear Editor: Public power districts in Nebraska and rural cooperatives across the nation are backing an awareness campaign called Our Energy, Our Future. This campaign is designed to educate end use customers on the effects of current policies being considered nationally related to global warming. We in public power, unlike private companies, feel a sense of responsibility to let our customers

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-90755195982538288552009-03-06T07:48:00.000-08:002009-03-06T07:56:31.088-08:00

Editorial, submitted by LeAnne Doose,Communications Director, Southern Power DistrictCurrently, our nation's leaders are working to craft an energy policy, and the direction of future legislation is pointing toward addressing concerns about global warming. There has certainly been much debate about this issue, but now it seems that the debate is over. Discussions in the political world no

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-17399206599352830002009-03-06T07:41:00.000-08:002009-03-06T07:47:45.934-08:00Our Energy, Our Future

Southern Power District recently ramped up its participation in a national grassroots campaign called Our Energy, Our Future. This is a campaign that urges electric consumers to call upon their Congressmen and Senators in Washington, asking for affordable electricity to remain a priority in discussions about climate change.You can read for yourself what the concerns are, just log on to

Southern Power Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13954294825568725667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2737349181976077946.post-25481933663475573072009-03-06T07:33:00.001-08:002009-03-06T07:40:49.817-08:00Scholarship Deadline Approaching Fast

Time is running out to apply for a lineman program scholarship for 2009, the deadline for applications is April 1, 2009.This scholarship is available to high school seniors or recent high school graduats who are planning to attend an accredited school to attend a utility line program. The scholarship amounts to $1,000, with the first half awarded upon completion of the first year, and the second

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