RUS Electric Loan Program

Matheson Urges Congress to Include Co-op Priorities in Spending Bills

NRECA asks Congress to enable co-ops to reprice RUS debt, receive direct-pay incentives.

CIPCO has projected that more than 60% of its power will come from wind and solar by 2030.

A bill to save co-ops billions will help jump-start the post-pandemic economy, leaders say.

Strong support for RUS repricing makes it more likely to be part of a big infrastructure package.

More than 1,500 co-op leaders will host online meetings with over 350 members of Congress.

As the COVID-19 and economic crises continue to hammer rural America, National Rural Electric Coop

Lawmakers hope to insert the RUS repricing bill into a big infrastructure investment package.

New round of USDA loans to improve electric infrastructure for 460,000 rural residents, businesses

NRECA CEO Jim Matheson says rural broadband must be in any infrastructure package before Congress.