Issues and Policy
Reliability and Affordability
NERC Summer Assessment Warns of Potential Power Outages in Several Regions
Most areas are forecasting higher peak demand for electricity than last summer, NERC says.
Energy Innovation
Minn. Co-op Works With Local College to Turn Vintage Truck Electric
Freeborn Mower’s 1946 Chevy truck will now appear in local parades as an EV.
Issues and Policy
Electric Co-ops File Suit Over EPA Power Plant Rule
NRECA filed a lawsuit May 9 challenging the EPA over its unlawful power plant rule.
Reliability and Affordability
Permitting Rule Will Delay Infrastructure Projects, Undermine Reliability
The National Environmental Policy Act rule will complicate and prolong energy project reviews.
Energy Innovation
Co-ops Tapped to Negotiate DOE Grants for Clean Energy, Grid Projects
The awards are part of a $1 billion Energy Department program to promote rural clean energy.
Reliability and Affordability
Oglethorpe Marks Plant Vogtle Completion as a Crucial Clean Energy Resource
Georgia’s Plant Vogtle Unit 4 began operation on April 29.
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.
Tax and Financing
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.'