Utilities must join climate-change debate
Basin Electric CEO Ron Harper said utilities must fight to protect coal’s place in the nation’s energy future. But he says there’s also a responsibility to explore new ways to use it.
Dakota Gasification Company - November 4, 2009
Reported by The Associated Press
The chief executive of a North Dakota-based electric power cooperative says utilities must be engaged in the climate-change debate and use their unified voice.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative CEO Ron Harper says utilities can help develop a comprehensive plan that addresses climate change, encourages technology development and gives utilities time to develop that technology.
His comments came Wednesday during Basin Electric’s annual meeting.
Harper also said utilities must fight to protect coal’s place in the nation’s energy future. But he says there’s also a responsibility to explore new ways to use it.
Basin Electric provides power to nine states: Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado and New Mexico.
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