Issues and Policy
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
Co-op Employs Quick Thinking, Creative Solutions to Reduce Outages After Substation Attack
Tielines enabled co-op to restore service on rolling basis until Duke Energy could finish repairs.
Energy Innovation
Co-ops Host EV Safety Training to Educate First Responders, Dispel Myths
More than 1,200 first responders have received EV safety training from Minnesota co-ops.
Reliability and Affordability
NRECA’s Matheson: NERC Winter Reliability Assessment ‘Clear and Constant Warning’ to Policymakers
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s latest reliability assessment is a “clea
Tax and Financing
Co-op CEO to Congress: Grid Reliability Crucial Amid Energy Transition
USDA programs are helping electric co-ops fund clean energy projects, a co-op CEO said.
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
NRECA Receives $15 Million DOE Award to Expand Cyber Protection of Industrial Control Systems
The Department of Energy has given a $15 million award to the National Rural Electric Cooperative
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
Along Those Lines: What Does an Electric Co-op Look Like to a Hacker?
Cybersecurity Awareness Month edition: Hear from NRECA's Ryan Newlon and the Idaho National Labora
Energy Innovation
DOE Awards Fellowships to Six Co-ops to Pursue Advanced Energy Solutions
DOE fellows will help co-ops with distributed energy resources and save them money.
Reliability and Affordability
NRECA CEO: A Reliable Grid Requires More Always-Available Generation
If the future grid lacks reliability, “consumers are going to react in a very negative way.”
Broadband
Alabama Awards $82.4M to Electric Co-ops for Broadband Middle Mile
Electric co-ops form the Fiber Utility Network to build broadband middle-mile in Alabama.