<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Green friends,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I reconnected with the Sierra Club’s Becca Pollard at Earth Day, and she’s encouraging Marietta folks to be aware of AEP’s planned rate hikes, including a PUCO (Public Utilities Commission of Ohio) hearing RIGHT HERE IN MARIETTA on May 1. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In advance of that hearing, tomorrow night—April 27—at 6 p.m., there is a virtual training, so those who attend will understand the issue and speaking up about it. See Becca’s message, below, for the link.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Can’t attend that hearing on May 1? There will also be a virtual hearing on May 9. That link is below, too. I can’t attend either hearing, but I’m still signing up for tomorrow night’s training so that I know what’s going on with my electricity provider—and then I can email the PUCO with my input. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you’re free tomorrow night, please sign up for the training, and then attend either the May 1 (live) or May 9 (virtual) hearing.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—dawn</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Becca Pollard <<a href="mailto:becca.pollard@sierraclub.org" class="">becca.pollard@sierraclub.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">PUCO hearings on AEP rate hikes</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">April 23, 2023 at 11:46:35 PM EDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Dawn Hewitt <<a href="mailto:hewitt@earth-maker.com" class="">hewitt@earth-maker.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hey Dawn,<div class="">So great seeing you on Saturday!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I wanted to follow up about the PUCO hearings for the AEP Ohio rate increases.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">We are holding a virtual training to prep people for the hearings this coming Thurs April 27 at 7pm</b>. Registration <a href="http://here./" class="">here</a>.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">The in person hearing in Marietta is May 1 at 6pm </b>at <span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);" class="">Washington State Community College, Arts & Science Building, Graham Auditorium. People who wish to speak will register in person upon arrival. I would be happy to attend to support people who plan to speak (I will already be in the area over the weekend).</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">The virtual hearing is May 9 at 11am. For this one you must register in advance before noon on May 8.</b> You can register <a href="https://ohio.webex.com/webappng/sites/ohio/meeting/register/fdc0e6e207a047a99aec2f6c90d55921?ticket=4832534b000000063ff31d0eeeab86746f7d94c0e79ce7b2a6bcca51b74eff4a65032d03969568bf×tamp=1682307788950&RGID=rbff711d7261228e9f95402e81f81acf0" class="">here</a>. This will be live streamed on the PUCO's YouTube channel.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Really appreciate your help getting the word out! Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything from me!</div><div class=""><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><span class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Becca Pollard (she/her)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Ohio Organizing Representative</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Sierra Club, Beyond Coal</span></div><br class=""></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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