Lunch With LWV Focuses on High Cost of Electricity

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 Friday at noon as it hosts John Smillie, Chair of the League of Women Voter’s Climate Team. He will talk about the rising costs of electricity, what factors have affected the significant rise and what we can do about it. Smillie will talk about utility scale solar, which has been the subject of recent hearings with the County Plan Commission, comparing the costs and land use. He also plans to bust some myths. 

The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County leads a number of studies, one of which includes climate change and its effects on our community and on government policy. Smillie has led the climate team for a number of years. He lives in Crawfordsville with his wife and son and brings 17 years of corporate finance experience as well as seven years of study and climate advocacy. He also volunteers as a congressional liaison for Citizen’s Climate Lobby. 

Bring a lunch and join the League at noon on Friday. Lunch with the League is held at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 212 S. Green St. in beautiful downtown Crawfordsville. 

Lunch with the League is a free program in the public interest sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County.