The Cooperative Advantage
Community Involvement
Co-ops Offer Educational Ideas for Parents Juggling Kids, Telework During Pandemic
Co-ops come to parents’ rescue by sharing boredom busters for kids on social media.
Community Involvement
Co-op Speeds Broadband Connection to Clinic for COVID-19 Testing
In a show of commitment to community, co-op delivers broadband to clinic under tight deadline.
Grassroots Strength
Co-op Aid Included in Coronavirus Relief Bill
The Department of Agriculture has also eased RUS loan requirements for co-ops.
Co-op 101
COVID-19 Threat Triggers Nationwide Co-op Response
Electric co-ops gear up and disperse staffs to meet coronavirus threat and serve their communities
Community Involvement
Tennessee Lineworkers Rescue Motorist Trapped in Rising Floodwaters
A woman was trapped in her truck in rapidly rising floodwaters when lineworkers rushed to her aid.
Grassroots Strength
Along Those Lines: Co-op Voters and the 2020 Elections
With 2020 elections looming, we’re discussing political engagement in co-op country.
Grassroots Strength
Congress Passes RURAL Act, Preserves Co-ops’ Tax-Exempt Status
RURAL Act is retroactive to 2018 tax year, protecting co-ops that have already accepted grants.
Grassroots Strength
Congress Saves Co-ops Millions in Pension Costs, Repeals ‘Cadillac Tax’
Over 880 co-ops participate in the NRECA retirement plan, which covers more than 56,000 employees.
Co-op 101
The Co-op Stories That Caught Your Attention in 2019
From hero lineworkers to the RURAL Act, see the most popular stories on electric.coop this year.
Co-op 101
‘Brother For Life’: Lineworker’s Rescue of Drowning Firefighter Forms Bond
No water rescue training? No problem for Georgia co-op lineworker during life-saving rescue.