Issues and Policy
Reliability and Affordability
EKPC’s New Gas Plant Shows ‘Strong Investment’ in Rural Kentucky Community
The $500 million, 214-megawatt natural gas plant is expected to power 95,000 homes.
Reliability and Affordability
BLM to Rescind Harmful Conservation Rule Impeding Electric Co-op Infrastructure
The repeal of the 2024 rule will allow co-ops to operate more easily on BLM-managed lands.
Reliability and Affordability
NERC: Generation Growth Will Ease Summer Strain; Blackout Risks Remain in Some Areas
New England and the Northwest are at elevated risk of energy shortfalls, NERC said.
Reliability and Affordability
PNGC Power Plans State-of-the-Art Natural Gas Plant to Meet Growing Demand
G&T plans to have its new combined-cycle natural gas facility online by 2032.
Reliability and Affordability
Oglethorpe Power’s New Natural Gas Plant Will Boost Reliability, Local Economy
Georgia generation co-op's new plant will be a huge revenue source for its host county.
Broadband
Treasury Extends Funding Deadline for Broadband Projects After NRECA Advocacy
Co-ops can request another six months to spend $878 million in federal funding for broadband build
Reliability and Affordability
Legislative Conference: Agencies Discuss Work to ‘Bring Megawatts Onto the Grid’
Co-ops heard from officials at RUS, DOE and the Army office overseeing the Corps of Engineers.
Tax and Financing
Legislative Conference: Policymakers Back Co-ops’ Call to Streamline Regulations
Co-ops are pushing for permitting reform, FEMA reform, wildfire mitigation and RUS funding.
Reliability and Affordability
Along Those Lines: Unpacking the Surge in U.S. Electricity Demand
Hear from NRECA's Lidija Sekaric and EPRI's David Porter.