Issues and Policy
Reliability and Affordability
FERC Commissioners Warn of Threats to Reliable Electricity
FERC commissioners agreed that coal is still needed to help ensure electric reliability.
Environment
Montana’s Flathead Electric Cooperative Helps Modernize Sewage Treatment Plant
Montana co-op helps city of Whitefish make sewage treatment better and greener.
Reliability and Affordability
Oregon Co-op Wins $9.1 Million Federal Grant to Help Prevent Wildfires
The federal grant received by Douglas EC will prevent a dramatic rate increase anytime soon.
Environment
‘In the Dust’: Berkeley Electric Goes Viral With Killdeer’s Parking Lot Nest
A killdeer scratching her nest in a co-op’s parking lot captures a lot of attention.
Reliability and Affordability
Video: Senators Amplify Co-op Supply Chain Concerns With DOE
Co-op supply chain concerns were a big topic of discussion at a Senate hearing on the DOE budget.
Permitting Reform
NRECA: Congress Should Reform Permitting to Reduce Broadband Costs, Delays
NRECA told Congress that federal permitting for broadband is protracted and too expensive.
Broadband
‘Transforming Lives’: Co-op Makes 20K Broadband Connections in 52 Months
20K broadband connections in four years at peak cost $3 million a week in infrastructure.
Broadband
Rep. Bob Latta: Rural Connectivity ‘Is Everybody’s Issue’
“We want to make sure people who live in rural areas can live there and survive.”
Environment
Oregon Co-op Leader Presses Congress for Changes to Endangered Species Act
The general manager of Harney Electric Cooperative recommended ways to improve the ESA.
Broadband
What Electric Co-ops Need From Policymakers to Close the Digital Divide
The electric co-op approach is part of the solution to universal broadband connectivity.