Issues and Policy
Energy Innovation
Co-op Taps Solar and Energy Storage for Consumer Demand and National Defense
An electric co-op is adding enough energy storage to give members access to solar power at night.
Broadband
Matheson Urges RUS, Broadband Support in Compromise Farm Bill
NRECA urges Farm Bill compromise between House and Senate.
Broadband
NRECA Applauds House Farm Bill’s Support for Electric Co-op Priorities
“The House bill includes critical support for expanded rural broadband access and improved rural
Broadband
NRECA to Senate: Oppose Rural Broadband Restrictions; Seek USDA Grants, Loans
Expanding broadband access should be key element in Farm Bill.
Broadband
Missouri, Tennessee Pass Easement Laws Helpful to Rural Broadband
Electric co-ops pursuing broadband internet access turn to grassroots for easement help.
Environment
Remove a Huge Barrier to Power Plant Improvements, NRECA Urges Congress
NRECA’s message to lawmakers: Fix a big impediment to power plant improvements.
Broadband
Making Way for 5G
The next generation of wireless communications could present weighty challenges for co-ops.
Broadband
Broadband and the Opioid Epidemic: The Power of Connection in Rural America
USDA's Anne Hazlett writes about broadband as a critical tool in battling opioid misuse.
Broadband
Co-op Broadband Brightens Future of Rural Alabama
What an electric co-op can deliver to a low-income town with a little help from USDA: broadband.
Environment
NRECA Explains Co-ops’ Obstacles Under Clean Power Plan
What should EPA know about America’s electric co-ops before drafting another Clean Power Plan?