Quality of Life
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Electric Co-op Gas Business Keeps It Local With Homegrown Rate Commission
An electric co-op’s innovative commission for its gas unit shows “concern for community.”
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Minn. Co-op CEO Touts Voluntary Monarch Conservation Efforts to Congress
East Central Energy became the first co-op enrolled in a monarch conservation agreement.
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NRECA, Co-ops Apply for Federal Grants to Bring EVs to Low-Income Rural Areas
Co-ops want to install EV charging at locations such as low-income apartments and medical faciliti
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Oregon Co-op Helps Growing Community Ease Housing Crunch
Oregon co-op helps struggling timber town rebrand itself with high-tech solutions.
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NRECA to Congress: Be Bold in Funding Broadband That Meets Future Demand
An estimated 35% of rural Americans don’t have access to broadband from any provider.
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Commerce Secretary Sees ‘Mississippi Miracle’ of Rural Broadband at Co-op
“Where we started and where we are in less than a year is part of the ‘Mississippi miracle.’
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Florida Electric Co-op Donates $2 Million for Tech Schools, Scholarships
Florida co-op invests in education to help students land high-skill, high-wage jobs.
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‘Just Being a Good Neighbor’: S.C. Co-op Builds Roosting Line for Doves
Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative sees the dove roosting project as “being a good neighbor.”
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Treasury Guidance on Broadband Funds Leans Toward High Speeds, Low Prices
COVID-19 relief funds may cover broadband deployment costs from March 3 of this year through 2024.
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Maryland Co-op Begins Extensive Electric Vehicle Charging Network
By the end of May, SMECO will have eight charging stations at regional parks and public buildings.