Issues and Policy
Environment
Maryland Co-op Begins Extensive Electric Vehicle Charging Network
By the end of May, SMECO will have eight charging stations at regional parks and public buildings.
Broadband
Vice President Harris Praises Electric Co-ops’ Rural Broadband Leadership
VP brings attention to electric co-op broadband “as a model for our country.”
Energy Innovation
Colorado Co-op Helps Make ‘Homes of the Future’ Affordable for Working Families
Holy Cross Energy is playing a key role in affordable, net-zero housing for the local workforce.
Broadband
NRECA Urges Release of COVID-19 Relief Funds Without Local Restrictions
NRECA notes that Congress intentionally provided broad latitude on how best to use these funds.
Broadband
A Historic Connection: Choptank Ceremony Honors Electricity and Broadband Firsts
“If we didn’t have the pandemic, we’d probably have a party.”
Environment
Carbon XPrize Winners Produce Better Concrete While Containing CO2 Emissions
One of two winners of the Carbon XPrize has ties to electric co-ops and reduced CO2 emissions.
Broadband
Broadband ‘Vital to Survival’ of Rural America, Co-op CEO Tells Congress
Electric co-ops can use federal broadband money most efficiently, a co-op CEO told lawmakers.
Tax and Financing
Matheson: Co-ops to Lobby Congress on RUS Debt, Broadband, Incentivizing Innovation
More than 1,500 co-op leaders will host online meetings with over 350 members of Congress.