Issues and Policy
Broadband
End of Affordable Connectivity Program Will Hurt Broadband Deployment
April is the last month of full funding for a $14 billion affordable broadband program.
IRA
Legislative Conference Attendees Hit Capitol Hill With Messaging on Co-ops’ Top Policy Issues
Top issues for co-ops include the EPA power plant rule and funding for the New ERA program.
Reliability and Affordability
‘Unlawful, Unrealistic, Unachievable’: EPA Releases ‘Barrage’ of Power Plant Rules
Matheson: EPA rules pose 'grave consequences for an already stressed electric grid.'
IRA
RUS Administrator: Co-ops Offer ‘Amazing Proposals’ for New ERA Funding
So far, 17 G&Ts representing 100 distribution co-ops have advanced in the New ERA process.
Reliability and Affordability
EPA’s Unlawful, Unachievable Rules Jeopardize Reliable Electricity
The path outlined by the EPA is unlawful, unrealistic and unachievable. It undermines electric rel
Reliability and Affordability
Co-op Leaders Take Reliability Message to Capitol Hill, Federal Agencies
“Your voices matter,” NRECA CEO Jim Matheson told co-op leaders at Legislative Conference.
Broadband
‘We Will Save Lives’: Electric Co-op Offers Free Wi-Fi to First Responders
“We are actually looking our members in the eyes and they're saying thank you for this.”
Reliability and Affordability
DOE Finalizes ‘Much Improved’ Standard for Distribution Transformers
Final energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers reflect NRECA advocacy.
Reliability and Affordability
Along Those Lines: Lower Snake River Dams Deal Threatens Reliability in Northwest
Hear from NRECA's Louis Finkel and Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative's Bryan Case.