Community Relations
At Big Rivers, we are committed to being a leader in corporate responsibility and that’s why we embrace the diversity of the communities we serve in western Kentucky. It is our responsibility and one of our core values to act as a good corporate citizen in the communities where we live and work. That’s why Big Rivers, along with its three distribution Member-Owners ( Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, Kenergy Corp., and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation), promote proactive involvement in community, civic and philanthropic activities, as that is a primary principal among electric cooperatives. To maintain our involvement in the community, we work diligently with civic and governmental organizations at the local, regional and state level to provide our expertise and resources to help the communities we serve in western Kentucky.
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Jennifer Keach, Director Communications and Community Relations
Stephanie McCombs, Communications Specialist
stephanie.mccombs@bigrivers.com
Legislative Affairs and Governmental Relations
We believe that public policy engagement is an important and appropriate role for Big Rivers; therefore, we actively monitor and react to legislative issues impacting our business, the Member-Owners and the electric industry as a whole. By sharing governmental relations outreach with East Kentucky Power Cooperative, the Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives (KAEC) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), we have been able to establish effective procedures for monitoring legislative bills of interest to Big Rivers and its Member-Owners. As a not-for-profit electric generation and transmission cooperative that is owned by the people we serve, our number one priority is to be an advocate for our consumers while staying abreast of legislation that could negatively impact our Member-Owners consumers’ rates and reliability.
Member Relations
Big Rivers and its three Member-Owners have a long history of helping consumers use energy more wisely by providing assistance to make homes, businesses and industries more energy efficient. We continue to develop and employ energy efficiency programs and a demand-side management philosophy in concert with our Member-Owners, including participation in potential Smart Grid initiatives. We evaluate present and future shared services that yield improved benefits to end-use consumers through economies of scale. These efforts ensure that we provide cost-effective services desired by our Member-Owners.
For more information regarding energy efficiency programs, please visit the link to our Member-Owners’ websites.