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The Ties That Bind: A South Carolina Co-op Was In the Dark After Hurricane Helene, but It Was Not Alone
The bond between two South Carolina co-ops grew stronger in the face of Hurricane Helene.
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FEMA Is Vital for Disaster Recovery but Needs Crucial Reforms, Co-op Leaders Say
FEMA provides critical funding to help co-ops restore service more affordably after disasters.
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Co-op Professionals From Indiana and Kentucky Win Top Economic Development Honors
Two of the nation’s top 50 economic developers come from Kentucky and Indiana co-ops.
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Rivers Rerouted, a Truck in the Water: Mountain Electric Remembers Helene
Helene drowns jobs, homes, roads and trucks as it strikes a border state co-op.
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‘We’d Never Seen Anything Like That’: For Co-ops in the Carolinas, Helene Was Uncharted Territory
Hurricanes happened to someone else until Helene cut its way through the Carolinas.
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House Panel Passes FEMA Reform Bill That Would Speed Disaster Aid to Co-ops
The bill allows co-ops to be reimbursed for interest on loans to rebuild their systems.
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‘The Storm That Sticks Around With Us for a Long, Long Time’: A Year Later, Co-ops Reflect on Helene
CEOs, lineworkers, staffers discuss the struggle behind and the road ahead after Helene.
Quality of Life
Co-op Partnership With Minnesota Twins Is a Home Run for Young Ballplayers
The Twins youth clinics are “always stronger when we partner with local electric co-ops.”
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Oregon Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Hundreds of Co-op Members
The wildfire impact could have been much worse, but the co-op has spent millions on mitigation.
Quality of Life
94-Year-Old Preacher Reaps Benefits of Co-ops From Electricity to Broadband
Ben Leonard likens early benefits of co-op electricity to infinite potential of broadband.