Issues and Policy
Reliability and Affordability
NRECA: New Permitting Reform Bill Would Help Protect Reliable Electricity
The SPEED Act would shorten permitting timelines and reduce litigation, sponsors say.
FEMA
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.
Issues and Policy
NRECA Backs FEMA Reform Bill to Strengthen Disaster Response
"This bill creates a smarter, modernized FEMA that helps communities recover after a disaster," NR
Reliability and Affordability
Co-op Leader to Congress: Permitting Reform Crucial to Meeting Rising Demand
Without permitting reform, there will be more blackouts, a co-op leader told lawmakers.
Tax and Financing
NRECA: Treasury Should Keep Start-of-Construction Rules for Energy Credits
Changing the rules would likely make co-ops scrap projects or incur more debt, NRECA said.
Reliability and Affordability
Agencies Roll Out Streamlined Permitting Rules After Long Push by NRECA
The new procedures should speed permitting of co-op energy and broadband projects.
Broadband
Supreme Court Upholds Crucial Broadband Fund in ‘Win for Rural America’
The ruling will help electric co-ops bring high-speed internet to unserved rural communities.
Reliability and Affordability
Arizona Co-op Leader to Congress: Coal Is Crucial Part of the Energy Mix
Using coal in the energy mix helps Arizona co-ops meet summer demand, a co-op leader says.