Lane for LPEA

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• The Peak Power Charge is up 282% since 2020. The monthly base charge rose 17.7% in a single year. The 2025 rate increase was the largest in co-op history. Nicole Pitcher was Board Chair for every one of those votes. Your bill went up. She said yes. James Lane will put every number on the table before any vote. Vote by May 19 at lpea.smarthub.coop.

  12 May 2026 · Lane for LPEA · $300 – $399 · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• LPEA said rates went up 7.72% in 2025. What actually happened: the Peak Power Charge — the fee hitting your bill every evening from 4 to 9 PM — is up 282% since 2020. The monthly base charge rose 17.7% in a single year. For farms and ranches on three-phase service, the peak charge jumped 91.7% in one year. James Lane will tell you the truth. Vote by May 19 at lpea.smarthub.coop.

  12 May 2026 · Lane for LPEA · $100 – $199 · 5K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• When LPEA's bridge power contract with Mercuria expires in 2028, your board's stated direction is buying power on the open energy commodities market. That strategy requires specialized expertise that commands salaries no small rural co-op can offer or retain. James Lane has spent 30 years in those markets. He knows what that risk looks like, and he will say so at the board table. Vote by May 19 at lpea.smarthub.coop.

  12 May 2026 · Lane for LPEA · $100 – $199 · 7K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• At a December 2025 LPEA board meeting, a member was muted during public comment for asking accountability questions. The board chair described those questions as personal attacks and invoked policy to silence them. James Lane has committed publicly to never cutting a member's microphone — not once, not ever. Vote for transparency at lpea.smarthub.coop. Deadline May 19 at noon.

  18 May 2026 · Lane for LPEA · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• LPEA carries $340 million in total debt — roughly $9,000 per member account. The CFO seat is vacant. Rates are held flat by spending a $6 million one-time reserve fund. The Peak Power Charge is up 282% since 2020. James Lane has 30 years of experience evaluating exactly this kind of financial exposure in complex energy environments. He will not call it stability when it isn't. Vote at lpea.smarthub.coop by May 19 at noon.

  18 May 2026 · Lane for LPEA · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• LPEA is a member-owned cooperative. That means major financial decisions — including a $160 million contract exit and the discounted surrender of member patronage capital — should require member input. They didn't. James Lane will restore the principle that your cooperative asks before it commits. Vote at lpea.smarthub.coop by May 19 at noon.

  18 May 2026 · Lane for LPEA · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library