Community Involvement
Community Involvement
Matheson: Grant Rules Should Prioritize Quality Broadband for Rural Areas
When rural areas needed broadband, “the electric cooperative is the one that stepped up.”
Community Involvement
Co-ops Partner With Community Colleges to Boost Voter Registration Drives
An NRECA intern’s idea paired co-ops and community colleges for voter registration events.
Community Involvement
New Hampshire Co-op Hosts ‘EV Cruise Night’ to Educate, Engage Members
A 1950s-style diner in New Hampshire will be the scene of a co-op-sponsored EV Cruise Night.
Community Involvement
Co-op Sends in Crew, Bucket Trucks to Help Find Lost Toddler in Cornfield
“They were all yelling her name and then, all of a sudden, I heard someone say, ‘Found her!’
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In Colorado, a Co-op Hero Risks Life to Save Dog From Burning Garage
A co-op animal lover risks life to rescue Togo, a 100-pound German shepherd mix, from a fire.
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Florida Co-op Uses Social Media to Reunite Lost ‘Power Pup’ With Owner
A lost dog helped inspire a new partnership between a Florida co-op and an animal shelter.
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Along Those Lines: Filling the Rural Housing Gap
What are rural leaders, including electric co-ops, doing to fix the rural housing gap?
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One for the Books: Co-op Lineman Turns Bucket Into Little Library
What can you do with a cracked bucket from an electric utility vehicle? Ask this co-op.
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Co-op Member’s Generosity Brings Energy Innovation to Block Island
A late co-op member’s commitment to clean energy has resulted in generous contributions.
Community Involvement
Kansas Co-ops Boost STEM Education With Support of Wind Energy Contest
In the KidWind Challenge, students design, build and operate small wind turbine projects.