Issues and Policy
Reliability and Affordability
Electric Co-op Leaders Call on Congress to Pass Permitting Reform
Co-op leaders support provisions in the BUILDER Act to streamline federal permitting.
Tax and Financing
Along Those Lines: How Direct-Pay Incentives Will Change the Game for Co-ops
How did co-ops score this key legislative win, and what does it mean for them going forward?
Tax and Financing
USDA Awards $2.7 Billion in Loans to Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure
Loans will go toward 64 projects benefiting nearly 2 million people in 26 states.
Broadband
Electric Co-op Lands $47 Million From Missouri ARPA Funds for Broadband
It is “not that we had pretty letterhead. It’s just that we made the case” for broadband.
Reliability and Affordability
Nueces EC’s Unique Retail Choice Plan Wins Fans in Volatile Texas Power Market
A Texas electric cooperative offers retail choice to increase sales and add value for its members.
Environment
Montana Co-op Expands Its Use of Renewable Energy From Landfill Gas
Success of methane gas generation project leads co-op to double its capacity.
Reliability and Affordability
Ahead of SOTU: Energy Policy Decisions Can’t Leave Americans in the Dark
As President Biden prepares to deliver his State of the Union address later today, National Rural
Cybersecurity and Grid Resilience
Essence 3.0, NRECA’s Cybersecurity Solution for Grid Awareness, Goes to Market
NRECA's Essence is going from an R&D project funded by the DOE to a commercial tool.
Tax and Financing
Matheson: Policymakers Should Prioritize Reliability Amid Energy Transition
Electric co-ops are excited about grid investment, but reliability is job one.