Electricity bills have risen substantially in the past year and especially in the past few months. Many factors go into electricity costs. But there are several factors that actually have driven the significant rise in the costs over the past year.
Join the League of Women Voters at noon Friday as it hosts John Smillie for its next Lunch with the League event at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 212 S. Green St. Smillie is the chair of the League of Women Voter’s Climate Team, and he will talk about the rising cost of electricity, what factors have affected the significant rise in the costs and what we can do about it. He will talk about utility scale solar, which has been the subject of recent hearings with the Montgomery County Planning Commission, comparing the costs and land use. He also plans to bust some myths.
The LWV leads a number of studies, one of which includes climate change and its effects on the community and on government policy. Smillie has led the climate team for a number of years. He resides in Crawfordsville with his wife and son and brings 17 years of corporate finance experience as well as his study and seven years of climate advocacy. Smillie also volunteers as a Congressional liaison for Citizen’s Climate Lobby.
Participants are encourage to bring their own lunch to this free program.
