Help us keep power affordable and available!
The PenLight Ambassador program is an effort to educate our members about the issues facing our electric cooperative. Our goal is to enlist your support in shaping public policy that affects electric rates, power supply and service.
Join the other 450 Ambassadors today and receive:
- POWERLINE and Live From Olympia newsletters
- Briefings on current issues
- Invitations to special receptions with elected officials
- Public recognition for your efforts and accomplishments
Current Issues
The PenLight Ambassador program is an effort to educate our members about issues facing our non-profit, electric cooperative. Our goal is to enlist your support in shaping public policy that affects electric rates, power supply and service.
Live From Olympia—March 2008 Newsletter (pdf)
Live From Olympia—January 2008 Newsletter (pdf)
Hot Topic – Climate Change & Power Generation (pdf)
Powerline—Summer 2007 Newsletter (pdf)
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Dear Member,
The electric utility industry is changing at a rapid pace.
In the past, Peninsula Light Company (PenLight) could keep
rates stable and power available for its members. Now, many
non-profit utilities, like PenLight, are facing supply shortages
and increasing electric rates for consumers.
The reasons for this - deregulation, fish recovery costs,
and the misallocation of low cost Federal hydropower - are
issues that you can influence. That's why we need your help.
PenLight Ambassadors are members who are willing to help keep
power affordable and available for our non-profit utility.
As a PenLight Ambassador, you will learn more about the issues
facing our electric cooperative. In turn, we will ask you
occasionally to contact policy makers about specific legislation
that might hurt or help our non-profit utility.
Peninsula Light is owned by those we serve. We need your
help and support to protect the best interests of our
electric
cooperative. Please take a minute to join
the PenLight Ambassador program. We look forward to listing you as
a supporter of PenLight!
Sincerely,
JAFAR TAGHAVI
CEO, Peninsula Light Company
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OLDER ISSUES:
Live From Olympia—June 2007 Newsletter (pdf)
Live From Olympia—April 2007 Newsletter (pdf)
Live From Olympia—March 2007 Newsletter (pdf)
Live From Olympia—February 2007 Newsletter (pdf)
Live From Olympia—January 2007 Newsletter (pdf)
'PowerLine'—Fall 2006 Newsletter (pdf)
Hot Topic —The Rub on Rates, June 2006 (pdf)
'PowerLine'—Spring 2006 Newsletter (pdf)
'Live From Olympia'—March 2006 Legislative Wrap-Up (pdf)
'Live From Olympia' Newsletter, February 2006 (pdf)
View Other Current Ambassador Issues - 1/20/06 (pdf)
What’s in the new energy act?
Energy Policy Act of 2005: Links to current information (pdf) The WSU Energy Library has developed this document with links to the full text of and current information about the new federal energy legislation, signed into law by President Bush on August 8, 2005. This page will be updated as new information about and analyses of the Act become available.
Ambassador Benefits
Your involvement in the program will help us fight for the biggest benefit of all - affordable rates!
To stay current on the issues, PenLight Ambassadors will receive the following:
- POWERLINE and Live From Olympia, newsletters covering legislation and co-op communities in Washington State.
- Briefings on current issues affecting the electric utility industry.
- Invitations to receptions with elected officials sponsored by PenLight.
Program Activities
Similar grassroots networks are being formed by other public power utilities throughout the region. People want to be involved in shaping public policy that affects their member-owned utilities. Your involvement helps us keep rates affordable and strengthens local communities. As a PenLight Ambassador, we hope you will:
- Support the goals and objectives of your electric cooperative.
- Learn more about the benefits of belonging to a non-profit, public power utility.
- Provide feedback on Penlight programs and services.
- Write or call your elected officials (pdf) about legislation affecting rates, supply and service.
Join Now!
Are you ready to join the fight for affordable rates?
To join the program, go to the Electric Ambassador website or email us directly at info@ambassador.com.
Want to Know More?
Currently negotiations among the three main customer groups of Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) are ongoing: public utilities, private utilities and the region's heavy industry companies, called Direct Service Industries, or "DSIs". The three customer groups are in the process of negotiating with BPA what they will receive from the federal power system for 2007-2011 and beyond. To find out more, check out the PDF file on Regional Dialogues below:
Regional Dialogues Update (pdf)
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