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NRECA CEO to Congress: Improve Broadband Programs Crucial to Rural America
More than 200 electric cooperatives are involved in efforts to deploy rural broadband.
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‘They’re With Us Every Step of the Way’: How One Co-op Is Reviving Its Towns
S.D. co-op’s Revive 2030 economic growth plan aims to stop rural decline in its tracks.
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Leapfrogging the Competition: Mississippi Cooperative Delivers XGS-PON Broadband
“We didn’t want to face a rip-and-replace within the first five years of our build.”
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Co-op CEO: Congress Must Prioritize USDA Programs Crucial to Rural America
USDA programs help electric co-ops boost economic development in rural communities.
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One for the Books: Co-op Lineman Turns Bucket Into Little Library
What can you do with a cracked bucket from an electric utility vehicle? Ask this co-op.
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Co-op Leader to Congress: Broadband Is Key to Rural Economic Development
Consumers are demanding faster internet speeds in rural areas, a co-op leader told senators.
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Montana’s Flathead Electric Cooperative Helps Modernize Sewage Treatment Plant
Montana co-op helps city of Whitefish make sewage treatment better and greener.
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Oregon Co-op Wins $9.1 Million Federal Grant to Help Prevent Wildfires
The federal grant received by Douglas EC will prevent a dramatic rate increase anytime soon.
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Co-op Leader’s Teen Daughter Serves as Translator on NRECA International Trip
Oregon co-op volunteers electrified a Guatemalan village and revitalized its schoolhouse.
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Rep. Bob Latta: Rural Connectivity ‘Is Everybody’s Issue’
“We want to make sure people who live in rural areas can live there and survive.”