Issues and Policy
Reliability and Affordability
Co-op Voices, Part 2: The Expanding Financial Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Growing unemployment and declines in tourism, agriculture and oil prices are affecting co-ops.
Broadband
Co-op Schools Seniors on Internet as it Builds Out Broadband
Too old for the internet? An electric co-op’s broadband subsidiary tests its mission to serve.
Environment
Federal Grant Advances Co-op’s Carbon Storage Project in Wyoming
A co-op-sponsored project could ultimately store 50 million tons of carbon underground.
Broadband
‘A Blessing’: Co-ops Deliver Free Public Wi-Fi Hotspots During COVID-19
The free broadband hotspots that co-ops are offering include a barbecue restaurant parking lot.
Broadband
Along Those Lines: Keeping Crews and Members Safe, Powered and Connected During the Pandemic
Electric co-op leaders discuss safety measures to keep power on and members connected to broadband
Broadband
Video: Co-op Broadband Enhances Education, Local Economy in Rural Virginia
Co-op connects residents, schools, businesses to opportunities they’d never had access to before
Broadband
Co-op Leaders Add Their Voice to FCC Precision Agriculture Effort
Precision agriculture brings greater efficiency to farm tasks like seeding, fertilizing and wateri
Broadband
NRECA Seeks Federal Relief for Co-ops as Members Struggle to Pay Bills
Co-ops need loans and consumers need broadband access during the pandemic, NRECA told Congress.
Broadband
Illinois Co-op Wins $2 Million USDA Community Connect Grant for Broadband
Jo-Carroll Energy will use the grant to deliver broadband to 420 homes in rural Illinois.
Broadband
Co-op Speeds Broadband Connection to Clinic for COVID-19 Testing
In a show of commitment to community, co-op delivers broadband to clinic under tight deadline.