Marking the Changing Life Seasons

The Great Picture Hunt
Photo Tips from David LaBelle
Marking the Changing
Life Seasons
Because many of you reading
this column likely have
been on this earth five or
six decades, you probably
remember pre-Internet
scenes, such as when you
were a kid and your parents
would make a new pencil
mark in a house, barn or
work shed doorway each year
to measure your growth.
Other than holidays
and summer haircuts, this
unplanned “measuring” was
one of the few fun traditions
my family participated in and
enjoyed doing together.
I carry on the tradition of
marking changes with my
family, but I observe those
changes with my camera.
I also enjoy marking the
changes in the landscapes and
seasons around me as time
marches forward.
Like many others, I get
so busy I feel like I gobble
life without tasting. It seems
our world is spinning faster
every day. Consequently,
there is a lot written these
days about the importance of
slowing down to see and feel,
to appreciate and experience
what surrounds us in the
present moment.
I drive my youngest son to
school most mornings, and
I usually stop to admiringly
photograph a small pond
near the road to his school. I
love seeing how it is changed
by the elements. Even the
addition of a new structure
changes the landscape.
You may find that picking
a location—a familiar spot
to mark the passing of time
in your world, especially
the seasons—might be an
enjoyable photo exercise.
Be sure to document in
different weather and at
various times of day. Angle,
intensity and color of light
will change how you see and
feel about any scene. And try
to shoot from the same angle,
with the same lens.
Maybe assemble your
photos and make a personal
family calendar or Christmas
cards afterward. There are
plenty of online sites to help
you. You might even want to
print some inexpensive books.
There are many easy-tonavigate websites where you
can print books inexpensively,
including these three: www.
blurb.com, www.snapfish.
com/photo-gift/welcome and
www.apple.com/mac/printproducts. 
David LaBelle is an internationally known
photographer, teacher, author and lecturer. He has
worked for newspapers and magazines across the
United States and taught at three universities. He
grew up on a frog farm in rural California, roaming
the creeks and hills with his coon dogs. Many of the
lessons he learned during those magical boyhood
years have been applied to photography and
teaching the essence of this art form. For more information, visit
www.greatpicturehunt.com.
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Two students are selected to participate
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The two were selected from among 21
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service territory who competed for the
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school students from across the nation
for a history lesson not found in any textbook. They learn firsthand what it is like
to be involved in the political process,
develop leadership skills and learn about
the cost of freedom as they visit memorials and Arlington National Cemetery.
The inside view of our government
opens them to new experiences, new
friendships and
a new awareness,
providing a broader
view of the nation
and the world.
Each year, AEC
has a contest
for high school
juniors. Two
win all-expensepaid trips to
Aaron Adams and Rebecca Canaday will represent Anza Electric Cooperative in
Washington, D.C.
the nation’s capital this summer.
The contest has
two parts: an essay
cooperative service areas as a chance for
on a specific topic and an interview with
them to see “what the flag stands for.”
the cooperative’s board of directors.
In the past 40 years, the nation’s electric
The program was inspired by thencooperatives have sponsored nearly 40,000
high school students for visits to their
Sen. Lyndon Johnson at a National Rural
U.S. congressional delegations, energy and
Electric Cooperative Association meetgrassroots government education sessions,
ing in 1957. He proposed a tour of the
and sightseeing in Washington, D.C. n
nation’s capital for teens living in rural
Reflections from the Youth Tour Winners
What was the toughest part of the contest and why?
Rebecca: Without a doubt, the interview. Nothing makes me
more nervous than public speaking.
Aaron: Whatever section I was working on at the time. When
I was working on the essay portion, I was putting all my effort
and energy into writing the best essay I could write. When I
was preparing for the interview portion of the contest, I really
concentrated on, and practiced over and over, the answers to
the questions I would be asked. When the interview day came,
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Rebecca: I honestly didn’t think I had much of a chance at all.
I figured there would have been too much competition that I
couldn’t stand against.
Aaron: When I started the process, I thought my chances were
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about something my dad has always said to my brother, sister
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less than my best effort in hopes of earning one of the spots.
What do you expect to get out of this trip?
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functions of our government, visit historical landmarks that I’ve
learned about in textbooks, and take a step in getting closer to
adulthood by flying without family.
Aaron: I know I’ll come away from this trip with a deeper
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of the Smithsonian to be amazingly beautiful.
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and the deep respect I have for those that have served and
are currently serving in our armed forces, Arlington National
Cemetery and the memorials of WWII, Korean and Vietnam wars.
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Down the Line
News From Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives
EPA Getting the Message
on Proposed Carbon Rule
Thanks to
you, the
agency is
listening
By Geoff Oldfather
Arizona’s G&T
Cooperatives
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J A N UA R Y 2 0 1 5 More than 1.6 million rural
Americans across the nation
have sent a clear message to the
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency regarding its proposed
carbon rule: Back off.
Don’t move forward with
unnecessary carbon rules that
will drive rural electric rates
through the roof and threaten
reliability. Don’t move forward
with an all-but-one policy that
eliminates coal generation—
the most reliable and economical source of rural electric
power—in a few short years.
The public comment
period on the proposed carRural electric cooperative members sign Action.coop cards in opposition to the EPA’s proposed
carbon rule at a booth at the Cochise County Fair September 25. More than 32,000 Arizona
bon rule for existing gencooperative members and others took part in the Action.coop campaign—one of the highest
erating ended December
participation rates in the nation.
1. The rule would have a
huge impact on power plants such as the Apache
You and millions of others understand what is
Generating Station at Cochise, owned and operated
at stake. The Action.coop campaign in opposition
by Arizona Electric Power Cooperative—part of the
to the proposed rule resulted in one of the largest
Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives.
grassroots responses ever from rural Americans who
use co-op power.
Of the 1.6 million comments, 675,402 came from
co-ops and co-op supporters, or approximately
40 percent of the total. In Arizona alone, more
than 32,000 electric co-op members, employees,
directors and even non-cooperative members who
are concerned about the EPA’s huge power grab
commented against the proposed rule.
AzGT employees stepped up to the plate, talking to friends, neighbors, relatives and anyone they
could find who uses co-op power, collecting more
than 8,800 signatures.
The number of rural Arizonans who signed up
puts Arizona fifth in the nation compared to states
with similar numbers of co-op members.
The reason for all these numbers and statistics is
to point out how engaged people become about an
issue when they learn the facts. Here are the basic
The “cliff” graphic on the
EPA’s proposed carbon
rule shows the impact it
will have on existing
coal generation in
Arizona. Total emissions
in Arizona currently
average 1,453 pounds
per megawatt-hour. The
proposed rule of 735 lbs/
MWh mandated by 2020
can only be met if every
coal generation plant is
shut down—and even if
that generation could
be replaced with natural
gas, it is doubtful the
limit could be met.
Courtesy of SRP
facts of the proposed rule announced June 2, 2014:
The EPA singled out Arizona with a mandated
52 percent reduction in carbon emissions from
existing coal-fired power plants. That means every
coal-fired plant in the state will have to shut down
by 2020, the year the EPA’s interim rule goes into
effect (see graphic above).
The EPA assumes we simply can shift to natural
gas, and points to unused capacity from so-called
merchant generators in the state. However, these
natural gas plants are privately owned built years
ago by speculators and private investors. Even if we
wanted to and could purchase the unused capacity—
which we cannot—the infrastructure does not exist
to get the power to where it is needed.
Forget the hundreds of millions—if not billions—
of dollars it would take to build new transmission
infrastructure. It is simply impossible to plan for and
design and buy pathways and obtain the hundreds
of local, state and federal permits needed in only six
years. It probably could not be done by 2030, when
the EPA’s final rule goes into effect.
If the rule is not rewritten to provide more time to
shift resources, and backs away from the EPA’s unrealistic and impossible-to-reach reductions, we will
reach a crisis in six years as we try to shift to other
sources of power. That could even include trying to
buy power—a lot of it—from sources outside Arizona,
turning the state into a net importer of power.
Do we really want to rely on suppliers from points
unknown for such a critical commodity?
Other consequences of the EPA’s unrealistic proposal are enormous. The North American Electric
Reliability Corporation already is reassessing grid
reliability as it looks at the loss of coal generation
and the addition of solar and wind power. Those
sound good, but are intermittent and present huge
challenges to grid reliability.
Again, if the rule stands as written, the agency
predicts we will lose huge amounts of conventional
generation resources in the next decade, some of
which will not be replaced. The generation that is
replaced with renewables will be unreliable.
Then there is the issue of cost. In our case, we are
looking at stranded debt and the possibility of having a reliable and economical plant—one you are
invested in as a member/owner—sit idle while we
buy power or build new generation at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Those are all costs that, because we are a rural,
not-for-profit G&T cooperative, ultimately are
passed on to the people at the end of the line.
People are catching on. They realize the EPA’s
arbitrary rule-writing—which the industry contends
oversteps its authority under the Clean Air Act and
is illegal—has enormous consequences and, in the
end, does little to reduce global carbon emissions.
Because people are catching on, they are taking
action and making their voices heard.
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Parting Shot
Readers Share Their Special Photos
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Board of Directors
Billy Adams, President
Ryall Stewart, Vice President
Joel Carlisle, Secretary
Harold Burdick, Treasurer
Paul Elmore
Belinda Hepler
Michael Machado
General Manager
Kevin Short
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CAP Riverside/HEAP Program
Anza Community Hall
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EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES
January and February
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President’s Day
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A Message from the Manager
Tracking Change
The greatest challenge of any
business—and perhaps the
best measure of the viability
of any business—is how that
business copes with change.
The electric utility industry has remained remarkably
unchanged for more than
100 years. Thomas Edison
would easily recognize most
Kevin Short
of our current equipment.
There has been very little reason to change,
and it is hard to argue with our success. After
all this time, we are still able to provide electric
service to those who would use it at an affordable rate, very safely and very reliably. Ours is a
record with a marvelous story to tell.
Looking ahead, however, it is of the utmost
importance that we learn to adopt a new way
of thinking.
Our 34th president, Dwight D. Eisenhower,
said, “Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies
down on the tracks of history to wait for the
train of the future to run over him.”
If we want to survive and thrive, we cannot
rest on our collective laurels, waiting for the
locomotive of the future to run us down.
The necessity of developing new strategies
comes from a variety of pressures: regulations,
costs and technology, to name just a few.
Every year, we perform a strategic analysis,
peering ahead to see what is coming down the
track. This analysis is under constant scrutiny; the future remains stubbornly difficult to
predict. The critical part of the plan—which
is becoming more and more important—is
adaptability. As technology evolves, it is in our
best interest to adapt our thinking to embrace
that evolution.
For example, our business model, as originally conceived, did not include such things as
solar electric generation. It simply did not exist
prior to 1954, and really was not economically
feasible until just the past few years.
California laws have turned this energy
conversion resource into a mandated part of
our generation portfolio, with requirements
for greenhouse gas reductions and minimum
renewable standards.
Therefore, we have changed our model in
response to regulations, costs and technology
to accommodate and use solar generation to
the benefit of our members.
There will be more and even greater challenges in the months and years ahead. We
would be unwise to plan for anything else.
We will continue to face those challenges
enthusiastically with the goal of creating new
and exciting opportunities for our cooperative.
All aboard?
ANZA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
P.O. Box 391909 • Anza, CA 92539
Phone: (951) 763-4333 • Fax: (951) 763-5297 • aec@anzaelectric.org • www.anzaelectric.org
Our crew is on standby 24 hours a day. To report an outage or other service problem, please call (951) 763-4333.
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