Our Communities
Our Communities
NRECA to FEMA: Fix Policies That Harm Co-op Communities Hit by Disaster
Current FEMA processes may force co-ops to raise rates in struggling communities.
Quality of Life
USDA Awards $14 Million to Electric Co-ops to Boost Rural Economies
Electric co-ops receive $14 million in federal REDLG funds to boost rural economies.
Our Communities
Historic Postal Rate Increase on Co-op Marketing Mail Starts Aug. 29
NRECA hopes the courts will reject this postal rate hike that will hurt co-ops.
Quality of Life
Electric Co-op Gas Business Keeps It Local With Homegrown Rate Commission
An electric co-op’s innovative commission for its gas unit shows “concern for community.”
Quality of Life
Minn. Co-op CEO Touts Voluntary Monarch Conservation Efforts to Congress
East Central Energy became the first co-op enrolled in a monarch conservation agreement.
Cooperative Development
NRECA International Uses Drones to Improve Electric Service in Bangladesh
The project in Bangladesh is the first time that NRECA International has used drones.
Our Communities
Electric Co-ops Help Get World’s Biggest Pollinator Party Started
Even large companies can learn a lot from what co-ops are doing for pollinators.
Quality of Life
NRECA, Co-ops Apply for Federal Grants to Bring EVs to Low-Income Rural Areas
Co-ops want to install EV charging at locations such as low-income apartments and medical faciliti
Quality of Life
Oregon Co-op Helps Growing Community Ease Housing Crunch
Oregon co-op helps struggling timber town rebrand itself with high-tech solutions.
Our Communities
Minnesota Co-ops Help Pass Law That Favors Beneficial Electrification
Minnesota’s new energy policy allows co-ops to grow their load with lower emissions.