Issues and Policy
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.
Energy Innovation
Idaho Co-op Helps Launch EV Charging Network Made Up of 8 Western States
The goal of the West Electric Highway is to attract EV drivers to the intermountain west.
Energy Innovation
Arizona G&T Battery Project Gives Co-ops ‘A La Carte’ Options to Serve Members
Co-ops can use “a la carte operating protocol” for AZ G&T batteries to meet their needs.
Energy Innovation
Minnesota Co-op ‘Spreads the Word’ About Hybrid Electric Bucket Trucks
Hybrid electric bucket trucks dramatically reduce noise and emissions, manufacturers say.