Issues and Policy
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.
Tax and Financing
NRECA Works to Achieve More Legislative Gains for Co-ops in 2022
NRECA will work to pass direct-pay incentives and RUS loan repricing bills for co-ops.
Broadband
Four Virginia Electric Co-ops Win $162M for Universal Broadband Efforts
Millions for broadband in Virginia gives electric co-op “the ability to close the deal.”
Reliability and Affordability
Along Those Lines: How Electric Co-ops Are Navigating the Energy Transition
Co-op leaders discuss providing affordable, reliable power as the energy transition accelerates.