Rural Economic Development
Colorado Co-op’s Empower Program Helps Make Energy Efficiency Affordable
Energy efficiency and economic development, in Colorado’s High Desert: An electric co-op seizes
Nine Co-op Projects Get a Boost From USDA’s $598 Million in Electric Loans
New round of USDA loans to improve electric infrastructure for 460,000 rural residents, businesses
Co-ops Get $3.1 Billion in USDA Loans to Improve Systems in 25 States
USDA loans to 45 electric co-ops will benefit 1.4 million homes and businesses.
NRECA International Aims to Help Liberian Co-op Members Boost Small Businesses
The program seeks to increase the “productive use of electricity” to benefit the co-op and its
Undoing Injustice: Roanoke Electric Works to Empower Black Landowners
A sustainable forestry project seeks to right past wrongs dealt to African American farmers.
Flint Energies’ Murals Project Breathes New Life into Old Main Streets
In Georgia, murals aim to revitalize rural downtowns, one main street at a time.
Oregon Co-op Helps Bring Virtual Reality Training to First Responders
In Oregon, virtual reality technology will provide realistic training for first responders.
From Waste to Renewable Power: N.C. Co-ops Facilitate Poultry Litter Energy Project
North Carolina electric co-ops have something to cluck about.
Texas Co-op Spearheads Milestone Land Deal to Boost Jobs, Growth in Region
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative sparks long-overdue economic development in south Texas.