AARP Wyoming Hosts A Conversation About The Cost of Electricity

The cost of powering homes and businesses has been front and center for Wyomingites through multiple rate increases over the past three years. At noon on Thursday, October 23, AARP Wyoming’s Government Relations Team (GRT) will welcome two experts in the power industry to give us their view of why we see power costs rising and what to expect in the future during its monthly meeting.

The meeting will take place at AARP Wyoming offices in Cheyenne (1800 Carey Avenue, Suite 300), and will be available virtually by clicking here. There is no cost and no requirement to be an AARP member to attend.

Joining AARP Wyoming’s GRT on October 23 will be Wyoming Rural Electric Association’s Shawn Taylor and David Bush of Black Hills Power. As the cost of power has gone up, this duo will tell event attendees what is going into the cost of power as well as offer thoughts on the future of power delivery.

About The Guests
The Wyoming Rural Electric Association (WREA) represents 14 electric power distribution cooperatives and three generation and transmission cooperatives that provide electricity to over 104,000 homes, businesses, ranches, and farms across the state. Taylor is the executive director of (WREA) and lives in Cheyenne. The Rawlins native and University of Wyoming grad has six years experience working for the US Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, as well as two years with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge’s office. He later worked for Wyoming Governors Jim Gerringer and Dave Freudenthal on utility issues before moving on to WREA.

Black Hills Corp. serves 1.35 customers in eight states, including Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado and Wyoming with natural gas and electric utilities. Bush is the State Government Affairs Manager at Black Hills Corp. based out of Cheyenne. Previous to his time at Black Hills, The University of Wyoming graduate served as the Communications Director for Governor Matt Mead.

The webinar will be the latest AARP Wyoming’s GRT meeting. Members of the GRT volunteer to follow bills of AARP member interest throughout the year, meeting weekly (in session) or monthly (during the interim) to discuss policy and offer feedback for AARP Wyoming staff on various issues. The meetings take place in person in Cheyenne and are available to those outside the Capitol City through Zoom. To be included on the GRT’s email list, simply contact Tom Lacock at tlacock@aarp.org.