Issues and Policy
Broadband
Matheson: Grant Rules Should Prioritize Quality Broadband for Rural Areas
When rural areas needed broadband, “the electric cooperative is the one that stepped up.”
Reliability and Affordability
52 Co-ops Chosen to Pursue $650M in DOE Grid Reliability Grants
$10.5 billion GRIP Program was created under bipartisan infrastructure law.
Reliability and Affordability
Lawmakers, Co-op Leaders Warn That Electricity Demand Could Outpace Supply
The EPA’s proposed power plant rule would lead to blackouts, NRECA’s CEO said.
Energy Innovation
Electric Co-ops Help Shape EV Planning Tools to Prepare for Grid Impacts
Electric co-ops are helping to bring a rural perspective to planning for electric vehicles.
Energy Innovation
Federal Grant Will Help G&Ts Test Long-Duration Energy Storage
DOE project is “major win” for those “who rely on cooperatives to help power their lives.”
Tax and Financing
New Report Shows Electric Co-ops Are ‘Powerful Engines of Economic Development’
Between 2018-22, electric co-ops contributed $554 billion to GDP, or $111 billion annually.
IRA
Co-ops Overwhelm USDA With Project Proposals for $9.7B New ERA Program
NRECA CEO says it's “no surprise” that co-ops flooded USDA’s clean energy program.
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
Along Those Lines: Lessons Learned From a Co-op Cyberattack
Hear from Delta-Montrose Electric Association employees on the co-op's 2021 cyberattack.