Issues and Policy
Energy Innovation
Planning for Growth: Arizona Co-op Works to Stay Ahead of Changing Needs
Arizona’s Trico Electric Cooperative is building to meet changing member expectations.
Broadband
Alabama Co-op Partners With Trade School to Train Fiber Techs, Lineworkers
Cullman EC gave $80,000 so broadband and lineworker students can train with the latest gear.
Tax and Financing
Co-op CEO to Congress: Diverse Energy Mix Crucial to Reliable Power
Direct-pay incentives would help co-ops afford to invest in renewable energy.
Broadband
New Mexico Co-op Expanding Broadband to All Zuni Nation Members by Summer
Zuni Nation works with Continental Divide Electric to deploy universal broadband.
Energy Innovation
In Colorado Wilderness, ‘Miniature Hoover Dam’ Marks a Decade in Business
In the Colorado wilderness, a model single-phase hydroelectric project turns 10.
Reliability and Affordability
NRECA CEO to Congress: Electricity Transition Efforts Must Be Realistic
Congress can help co-ops by providing direct-pay incentives and streamlining permits.
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
NRECA Pioneers Dual-Disaster Tabletop Drill With Co-ops, State Officials
Drill connecting co-ops and states to tackle dual disasters “worth its weight in gold.”
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.