Issues and Policy
Broadband
NRECA Applauds House Farm Bill’s Support for Electric Co-op Priorities
“The House bill includes critical support for expanded rural broadband access and improved rural
Broadband
NRECA to Senate: Oppose Rural Broadband Restrictions; Seek USDA Grants, Loans
Expanding broadband access should be key element in Farm Bill.
Broadband
Missouri, Tennessee Pass Easement Laws Helpful to Rural Broadband
Electric co-ops pursuing broadband internet access turn to grassroots for easement help.
Environment
Remove a Huge Barrier to Power Plant Improvements, NRECA Urges Congress
NRECA’s message to lawmakers: Fix a big impediment to power plant improvements.
Broadband
Making Way for 5G
The next generation of wireless communications could present weighty challenges for co-ops.
Broadband
Broadband and the Opioid Epidemic: The Power of Connection in Rural America
USDA's Anne Hazlett writes about broadband as a critical tool in battling opioid misuse.
Broadband
Co-op Broadband Brightens Future of Rural Alabama
What an electric co-op can deliver to a low-income town with a little help from USDA: broadband.
Environment
NRECA Explains Co-ops’ Obstacles Under Clean Power Plan
What should EPA know about America’s electric co-ops before drafting another Clean Power Plan?
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
GridEx Gives Co-ops Chance to Flex Cybersecurity Muscles
Under cyber and physical attacks, electric co-ops find NERC’s GridEx IV reinforced the importanc
Energy Innovation
Vermont Co-op Helps Members Save With Weatherization and Efficiency Upgrades
Washington Electric Co-op's Button Up program offers ways to save energy and money.