Issues and Policy
Reliability and Affordability
NRECA’s Matheson: NERC Winter Reliability Assessment ‘Clear and Constant Warning’ to Policymakers
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s latest reliability assessment is a “clea
Tax and Financing
Co-op CEO to Congress: Grid Reliability Crucial Amid Energy Transition
USDA programs are helping electric co-ops fund clean energy projects, a co-op CEO said.
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
NRECA Receives $15 Million DOE Award to Expand Cyber Protection of Industrial Control Systems
The Department of Energy has given a $15 million award to the National Rural Electric Cooperative
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
Along Those Lines: What Does an Electric Co-op Look Like to a Hacker?
Cybersecurity Awareness Month edition: Hear from NRECA's Ryan Newlon and the Idaho National Labora
Energy Innovation
DOE Awards Fellowships to Six Co-ops to Pursue Advanced Energy Solutions
DOE fellows will help co-ops with distributed energy resources and save them money.
Reliability and Affordability
NRECA CEO: A Reliable Grid Requires More Always-Available Generation
If the future grid lacks reliability, “consumers are going to react in a very negative way.”
Broadband
Alabama Awards $82.4M to Electric Co-ops for Broadband Middle Mile
Electric co-ops form the Fiber Utility Network to build broadband middle-mile in Alabama.
Broadband
Tennessee Awards $198 Million to Electric Co-ops to Build Rural Broadband
Tennessee enjoys “a historic day for electric co-ops and the communities we serve.”
Reliability and Affordability
Matheson: Grid Reliability Must Be Top Priority as Nation Reduces Carbon
Two major bills passed by Congress will create a more reliable power grid, the NRECA CEO said.