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‘We’d Never Seen Anything Like That’: For Co-ops in the Carolinas, Helene Was Uncharted Territory
Hurricanes happened to someone else until Helene cut its way through the Carolinas.
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Co-op Partnership With Minnesota Twins Is a Home Run for Young Ballplayers
The Twins youth clinics are “always stronger when we partner with local electric co-ops.”
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Tennessee Lineworker Helps Bring Electricity to His Guatemalan Homeland
Tennessee electric co-op volunteers built 8 miles of power lines in the Guatemalan mountains.
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‘A National Treasure’: Early Co-op Power Plant Named Historic Landmark
The REA Power Plant Museum in Iowa has won National Historic Landmark designation.
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Quick Action by Co-op Lineman and Member Saves Couple and Their Home From Fire
'I couldn't just sit there and let it burn. I had to do something,' says SLEMCO's lineman.
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Kaua‘i Co-op Breathes Sigh of Relief After Tsunami Threat Subsides
KIUC is one of the few electric co-ops that has to include tsunamis in its emergency planning.
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Along Those Lines: 2025 NRECA Regional Meetings to Focus on Co-ops’ Most Pressing Issues
Hear from NRECA's Jeffrey Connor, Erin Pressley and Pat Mangan.
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NRECA-Backed FEMA Reform Bill Would Get Disaster Aid to Co-ops Much Faster
The bill calls for FEMA to make disaster relief decisions within a few months rather than years.
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Record Number of Electric Co-ops Volunteer to Help Power Navajo Nation
Co-ops came from as far away as Florida to volunteer for the Light Up Navajo project.
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The Night an EF4 Tornado Destroyed a Kentucky Co-op’s HQ, Service Area
‘I’ve been in storms before, but nothing like this.’