Issues and Policy
Reliability and Affordability
Unique Challenges: Rebuilding Transmission Following Major Storms
G&T execs offer insights on emergency system reconstruction after major weather events.
Energy Innovation
Co-op Program Will Rate, Educate Car Dealers On Electric Vehicles
Co-ops often complain that local car dealers lack basic knowledge about electric vehicles.
Broadband
Tennessee Co-ops Win $40 Million in State COVID-19 Broadband Grants
For the unserved rural electric co-op member, broadband in their home is “literally life-changin
Energy Innovation
North Carolina Co-ops Get $700,000 to Expand EV Charging Network
Money from the Volkswagen settlement is funding electric vehicle charging stations throughout N.C.
Energy Innovation
‘Brighter Future’: N.C. Co-ops Pledge to Hit Zero-Net Carbon by 2050
NC electric co-ops’ “Brighter Future” goes beyond power generation to enrich communities.
Tax and Financing
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Urge Leaders to Include Co-op Debt Relief in COVID Bill
Repricing co-ops’ federal debt could help them invest in broadband or replace aging equipment.
Broadband
Mississippi Co-op Wins $16M Broadband Grant From USDA ReConnect Program
A “historic day” for a Mississippi co-op building a $60 million rural broadband network.
Environment
Senate Bill Streamlines Path for Carbon Capture Projects
Researchers are studying ways to store CO2 underground or turn it into marketable products.
Energy Innovation
‘Whiskey, Neat’: Kentucky Co-ops to Power New Distillery With 100% Renewables
Kentucky co-ops plan to serve up renewable power to global bourbon-maker’s $130M distillery.
Energy Innovation
Basin Electric Buys Big Solar for Big Sky Country Co-op Members
Cabin Creek Solar Project will consist of two 75 MW projects in southeastern Montana.