Economy & Trends
Economy & Trends
Co-ops Struggle to Fill Job Openings Amid Pandemic-Related Economic Trends
Good-paying jobs at some electric co-ops have been drawing less applicants.
Economy & Trends
Electric Co-ops and TVA to Power Ford’s Future Electric Vehicle Production
Good jobs are headed to the Tennessee Valley as Ford expands electric vehicle production.
Economy & Trends
Historic Postal Rate Increase on Co-op Marketing Mail Starts Aug. 29
NRECA hopes the courts will reject this postal rate hike that will hurt co-ops.
Economy & Trends
Electric Co-ops Comprise Nearly One-Quarter of NCB Top 100 List
Twenty-four electric co-ops make National Cooperative Bank’s 2020 Top 100 list.
Economy & Trends
Online Program Retrains Workers Ahead of Indiana Coal-Fired Plant Closure
When a coal-fired plant closes, what comes next? A G&T prepares workers for next chapter.
Economy & Trends
CoBank Report: Electricity Demand Unlikely to Rebound Until at Least 2022
Higher residential demand could falter as unemployment benefits lapse and disconnections rise.
Economy & Trends
Co-op Voices, Part 2: The Expanding Financial Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Growing unemployment and declines in tourism, agriculture and oil prices are affecting co-ops.
Economy & Trends
Co-op Voices: The Expanding Financial Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Some co-op members are having trouble paying their electric bills after being laid off their jobs.
Economy & Trends
COVID-19 Concerns Fuel Uncertainty for Farmers, Ranchers in Co-op Country
The COVID-19 pandemic is depressing prices for products that co-op members produce on their farms.
Economy & Trends
Electric Co-ops Face $10 Billion Revenue Loss by 2022 Due to COVID-19
NRECA urges policymakers to act as electric co-ops face a $10 billion revenue loss from COVID-19.