Public Power Week

WHEREAS, many residents in the state of Alabama enjoy the benefits of consumer-owned, not-for-profit public power in this state: and

WHEREAS, these consumer-owned electric utilities are valuable community assets that contribute substantially to the well-being of their local residents through energy efficiency, customer service and economic development; and

WHEREAS, Alabama’s public power utilities serve over two million Alabamians and are part of more than 2,000 public power systems in the United States that ensure cost-cutting competition in the electric utility industry, through consumer-ownership, to the benefit of electric consumers everywhere; and

WHEREAS, 2013 marks the 15^th year Alabama has celebrated Public Power Week and that initiative has proven to be a highly successful means to educate local consumers and the public about public power’s service mission and community betterment goals; and

WHEREAS, Alabama joins hands with other public power communities across the nation to celebrate the public benefits of consumer-owned public power for our local and national progress:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim the week of October 6 through October 12, 2013, as

Public Power Week

in the state of Alabama.