Issues and Policy
Broadband
NRECA Asks FCC to Ensure RDOF Defaults Don’t Leave Rural Areas Stranded
Protracted RDOF defaults may cost communities billions in other public aid for rural broadband.
Energy Innovation
Colorado Co-op’s Empower Program Helps Make Energy Efficiency Affordable
Energy efficiency and economic development, in Colorado’s High Desert: An electric co-op seizes
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
Fact Sheet: Essence 2.0 Cybersecurity Technology
Essence 2.0 is a proven, industry-ready solution to enhance America’s cybersecurity posture.
Broadband
Keeping Fast Company: Electric Co-op Ranks With Top Innovative Businesses
“This is the right thing to do for our members,” BARC says of its carbon-neutral goal.
Broadband
NRECA and NRTC Urge FCC to Ensure RDOF Winners Can Deliver Rural Broadband
One LEO satellite bidder lacks voice service, which is required of RDOF winners, NRECA told the FC
Tax and Financing
Nine Co-op Projects Get a Boost From USDA’s $598 Million in Electric Loans
New round of USDA loans to improve electric infrastructure for 460,000 rural residents, businesses
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
New Cyber Technology Provides Real-Time Defense
Essence 2.0 continuously assesses power grids for anything out of the ordinary.
Broadband
Pulling Out All the Stops: Colorado Co-op Connects Students to Broadband
Within 10 days, a co-op answers a school district’s broadband plea for struggling students.
Broadband
NRECA: $1 Billion Program Must Deliver Best Possible Broadband on Tribal Lands
NRECA says a tribal broadband program must ensure a minimum data speed of 100 megabits per second.