Our Communities
Cooperative Development
190 Electric Co-ops Qualify to Bid at FCC’s $16 Billion Broadband Auction
Winning bidders will receive funds over a 10-year period to deploy broadband.
Our Communities
Hurricane Delta: Tracking the Co-op Response
Hurricane Delta caused outages for more than 200,000 electric co-op members in three states.
Cooperative Development
Report Sheds Light on Energy Burdens for Low-Income, Minority Households
Low-income, minority families pay higher share of income to heat and cool substandard housing.
Quality of Life
FCC Recognizes Co-op’s Senior2Senior Internet Skills Program
Pandemic makes “reliable online access even more critical to the elderly” in rural America.
Quality of Life
Back to (Virtual) School: Co-op Broadband Helps Keep Students Connected
Students in remote communities connect with teachers and classmates thanks to co-op broadband.
Quality of Life
Indiana Awards Electric Co-ops $36 Million to Build Broadband in Unserved Areas
Tipmont REMC will connect more than 2,200 homes and businesses with $16 million in state grants.
Quality of Life
Florida Co-op Helps Widen Access to Mental Health Services
Florida co-op is “backbone” for wider access to rural mental health.
Our Communities
Co-ops Mobilize to Restore Power in Alabama, Florida After Hurricane Sally
Baldwin EMC in Alabama and Escambia River EC in Florida are restoring power after Hurricane Sally.
Our Communities
Oregon Wildfires Devastate Co-op-Served Communities
An estimated 500,000 Oregonians have been evacuated from fire zones.