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Quality of Life
Oregon Co-op Wins $9.1 Million Federal Grant to Help Prevent Wildfires
The federal grant received by Douglas EC will prevent a dramatic rate increase anytime soon.
Our Communities
Co-op Leader’s Teen Daughter Serves as Translator on NRECA International Trip
Oregon co-op volunteers electrified a Guatemalan village and revitalized its schoolhouse.
Quality of Life
Rep. Bob Latta: Rural Connectivity ‘Is Everybody’s Issue’
“We want to make sure people who live in rural areas can live there and survive.”
Quality of Life
Oregon Co-op Leader Presses Congress for Changes to Endangered Species Act
The general manager of Harney Electric Cooperative recommended ways to improve the ESA.
Quality of Life
What Electric Co-ops Need From Policymakers to Close the Digital Divide
The electric co-op approach is part of the solution to universal broadband connectivity.
Cooperative Development
Along Those Lines: Powering Electric School Buses in Rural America
Electric buses are becoming more common for rural schools thanks in part to new federal funding.
Our Communities
Meet the Bangladeshi Cook Who Is NRECA International’s Longest-Serving Employee
Bangladeshi cook Abdul Malek helps NRECA International employees bond over comfort food.
Cooperative Development
Kansas Co-ops Boost STEM Education With Support of Wind Energy Contest
In the KidWind Challenge, students design, build and operate small wind turbine projects.
Cooperative Development
President Biden to Electric Co-ops: ‘We Owe You and We Thank You’
Biden spoke by video to thousands of co-op leaders gathered in Nashville for PowerXchange.
Quality of Life
Utah Co-op Donates Transformers to Help Bring Power to Navajo Families
The co-op's donation helps the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority’s Light Up Navajo initiative.