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Responsibly generating power is a way of life for our cooperative

Associated’s long-term focus on environmental stewardship is a cornerstone of the cooperative’s commitment to

responsible value and accountability to its member-owners. Stewardship of the air, land and water on which rural
communities depend remained a focus in 2022 as it has in the cooperative’s more than 60 years of generating power.

Protecting water and 2005-2022 carbon emissions rate declines
air resources

Associated and its members have 2000 pounds/MWh
invested more than $100 million
since 2015 to meet Coal Combustion
Residuals and Effluent Limitation
Guidelines issued by U.S. Environ- 1800
mental Protection Agency, funding
coal ash and water quality projects, 21.3% decrease since 2005
including pond closures, water
systems and groundwater quality 1600
monitoring. It’s all part of serving
our members with commitment to
environmental stewardship. 1400
Declining
emissions rate

Overall, Associated’s carbon 1200
emissions rate has declined through

Year round, 24/7, the emergency response teams stand diversification of generation resourc-
ready at a moment’s notice. These teams at New Madrid es and improved power plant
Power Plant and Thomas Hill Energy Center put their lives efficiencies. 1000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
on the line to safeguard the people, plant operations and
communities they call home.

1.18 RIR $100 million
second-lowest OSHA recordable since 2015 to meet CCR and ELG
incident rate of all-time in 2022 environmental guidelines

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