Our Communities
Our Communities
One for the Books: Co-op Lineman Turns Bucket Into Little Library
What can you do with a cracked bucket from an electric utility vehicle? Ask this co-op.
Quality of Life
Co-op Leader to Congress: Broadband Is Key to Rural Economic Development
Consumers are demanding faster internet speeds in rural areas, a co-op leader told senators.
Quality of Life
Montana’s Flathead Electric Cooperative Helps Modernize Sewage Treatment Plant
Montana co-op helps city of Whitefish make sewage treatment better and greener.
Quality of Life
Oregon Co-op Wins $9.1 Million Federal Grant to Help Prevent Wildfires
The federal grant received by Douglas EC will prevent a dramatic rate increase anytime soon.
Our Communities
Co-op Leader’s Teen Daughter Serves as Translator on NRECA International Trip
Oregon co-op volunteers electrified a Guatemalan village and revitalized its schoolhouse.
Quality of Life
Rep. Bob Latta: Rural Connectivity ‘Is Everybody’s Issue’
“We want to make sure people who live in rural areas can live there and survive.”
Quality of Life
Oregon Co-op Leader Presses Congress for Changes to Endangered Species Act
The general manager of Harney Electric Cooperative recommended ways to improve the ESA.
Quality of Life
What Electric Co-ops Need From Policymakers to Close the Digital Divide
The electric co-op approach is part of the solution to universal broadband connectivity.
Cooperative Development
Along Those Lines: Powering Electric School Buses in Rural America
Electric buses are becoming more common for rural schools thanks in part to new federal funding.
Our Communities
Meet the Bangladeshi Cook Who Is NRECA International’s Longest-Serving Employee
Bangladeshi cook Abdul Malek helps NRECA International employees bond over comfort food.