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Cooperative Development
Nine Co-op Projects Get a Boost From USDA’s $598 Million in Electric Loans
New round of USDA loans to improve electric infrastructure for 460,000 rural residents, businesses
Quality of Life
Pulling Out All the Stops: Colorado Co-op Connects Students to Broadband
Within 10 days, a co-op answers a school district’s broadband plea for struggling students.
Quality of Life
NRECA: $1 Billion Program Must Deliver Best Possible Broadband on Tribal Lands
NRECA says a tribal broadband program must ensure a minimum data speed of 100 megabits per second.
Cooperative Development
NRECA International Engineer’s App Collects Key Data for Liberian Co-op
NRECA International’s senior engineer in Liberia worked at night for 300 hours to develop app.
Quality of Life
‘Boy, I Want To See That’: Broadband History From a Mississippi Porch
Broadband from her electric co-op to her family farm means longer visits by her grandchildren.
Cooperative Development
NRECA International Signs $10 Million Contract to Operate Nigerian Utility
NRECA International’s goal is to transform the Nigerian utility into a profitable company.
Quality of Life
NRECA Urges Congress to Pass $10 Billion More in Low-Income Energy Aid
Utilities face an estimated $30 billion in overdue bills from consumers because of the pandemic.
Cooperative Development
NRECA Sends Concerns to FCC About $9.2 Billion Rural Broadband Auction
RDOF winners that fail “will put people in rural America in substandard service for a long time.
Our Communities
Members of Congress Urge FCC to Vet Provider Promises on Rural Broadband
NRECA fears broadband providers with winning bids at the RDOF auction can’t keep promises.
Our Communities
Co-ops Create Electric Vehicle Charging Network in Upper Midwest
Leaders of the regional CHARGE EV network hope it will grow into a national co-op-run network.