Our Communities
Quality of Life
Treasury Guidance on Broadband Funds Leans Toward High Speeds, Low Prices
COVID-19 relief funds may cover broadband deployment costs from March 3 of this year through 2024.
Quality of Life
Maryland Co-op Begins Extensive Electric Vehicle Charging Network
By the end of May, SMECO will have eight charging stations at regional parks and public buildings.
Quality of Life
Vice President Harris Praises Electric Co-ops’ Rural Broadband Leadership
VP brings attention to electric co-op broadband “as a model for our country.”
Quality of Life
Colorado Co-op Helps Make ‘Homes of the Future’ Affordable for Working Families
Holy Cross Energy is playing a key role in affordable, net-zero housing for the local workforce.
Our Communities
Along Those Lines: Making Solar Power Accessible to Low-Income Members
NRECA is partnering with seven co-ops across the country to deploy solar projects that help LMI me
Quality of Life
NRECA Urges Release of COVID-19 Relief Funds Without Local Restrictions
NRECA notes that Congress intentionally provided broad latitude on how best to use these funds.
Quality of Life
A Historic Connection: Choptank Ceremony Honors Electricity and Broadband Firsts
“If we didn’t have the pandemic, we’d probably have a party.”
Our Communities
How the Biden Administration Can Close the Digital Divide
Broadband affordability and adoption remain key to serving the unserved.
Quality of Life
NRECA Asks FCC to Ensure RDOF Defaults Don’t Leave Rural Areas Stranded
Protracted RDOF defaults may cost communities billions in other public aid for rural broadband.
Cooperative Development
Keeping Fast Company: Electric Co-op Ranks With Top Innovative Businesses
“This is the right thing to do for our members,” BARC says of its carbon-neutral goal.