Issues and Policy
Energy Innovation
North Carolina Co-ops Launch Battery Project for Utility-Scale Storage
“We are basically deferring the need for future generation to be built.”
Environment
NRECA: Supreme Court Should Preserve States’ Power to Set Fossil Plant Emissions
Electric co-ops say states, not EPA can set power plant levels of greenhouse gas emissions.
Broadband
Co-ops in Georgia Awarded $130M in Rescue Plan Broadband Grants
Georgia electric co-op pursued ARPA grants to meet “the need our members have for broadband.”
Reliability and Affordability
Q&A: Texas Co-ops Weigh In on Grid Reforms a Year After 2021 Freeze
Electric co-ops see value in steps taken to reform Texas grid operations after 2021 freeze.
Energy Innovation
Fair Trade: School Goes EV With Co-op’s Help, Turns Old Bus Into a Café
In Missouri, teachers and students repurpose old diesel school bus into school café.
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
Hawaii Co-op Among the First to Use Drones to Install Bird Diverters
It’s a bird. It’s a drone. It’s a co-op using drones to install bird diverters.
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
Co-op Demo of Sensor Technology Reduces Wildfire Risk, Improves Reliability
Distribution fault anticipation sensors detect arcing events on power lines early.
Energy Innovation
Along Those Lines: EV Uptake in Rural America
What are co-ops are doing to bridge the gap in EV adoption rates between rural and urban areas?
Broadband
Electric Co-op Finds Three Ways to Deliver Broadband to Rural Residents
A perfect example of co-ops being flexible for the most efficient broadband solution.