Environment
Environmental policies should encourage flexible local approaches that promote innovation.
Issues & Policy
Latest news on policy priorities for electric co-ops:
NRECA’s current top legislative priority is the Flexible Financing for Rural America Act. This bipartisan bill could save co-ops more than $10 billion by allowing them to reprice loans from the Rural Utilities Service at current low interest rates, and it also would waive any prepayment penalties normally associated with refinancing.
Read our recent coverage on COVID-19 relief legislation:
NRECA Will Press New Congress to Approve Repricing of RUS Loans
Learn more about issues important to electric co-ops:
Broadband
Progress has been made to expand rural broadband, but more federal investment is needed.
Tax and Financing
Co-ops need access to affordable financing to maintain power lines and expand broadband.
Distributed Energy Resources
Distributed energy resources help reduce co-op members’ costs and improve the environment.
Reliability and Security
Strong efforts to protect the electric grid are key to preventing major power disruptions.
Power Supply
We support a broad energy portfolio that allows co-ops to best serve their members.
Operations
Co-ops often run into costly delays when trying to maintain power lines on federal land.
Retail Industry Structure
Consumer choice programs often lead to higher overall electric bills for consumers.
Environment
Environmental policies should encourage flexible local approaches that promote innovation.
Broadband
Progress has been made to expand rural broadband, but more federal investment is needed.
Tax and Financing
Co-ops need access to affordable financing to maintain power lines and expand broadband.
Distributed Energy Resources
Distributed energy resources help reduce co-op members’ costs and improve the environment.
Reliability and Security
Strong efforts to protect the electric grid are key to preventing major power disruptions.
Power Supply
We support a broad energy portfolio that allows co-ops to best serve their members.
Operations
Co-ops often run into costly delays when trying to maintain power lines on federal land.
Retail Industry Structure
Consumer choice programs often lead to higher overall electric bills for consumers.
Environment
Environmental policies should encourage flexible local approaches that promote innovation.
Broadband
Progress has been made to expand rural broadband, but more federal investment is needed.
Tax and Financing
Co-ops need access to affordable financing to maintain power lines and expand broadband.
Distributed Energy Resources
Distributed energy resources help reduce co-op members’ costs and improve the environment.
Reliability and Security
Strong efforts to protect the electric grid are key to preventing major power disruptions.
Power Supply
We support a broad energy portfolio that allows co-ops to best serve their members.
Operations
Co-ops often run into costly delays when trying to maintain power lines on federal land.
Retail Industry Structure
Consumer choice programs often lead to higher overall electric bills for consumers.