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US electric co-ops work to restore power after ice storm

Co-operation among co-ops has once more come into play as crews scramble to help each other…

How US electric co-ops are developing energy storage capacity

Projects include an innovative VRFB system, an alternative to lithium-ion batteries, being trialled by Georgia's Snapping…

Why co-operatives are built to deal with crisis

Zuraidah Hoffman looks at the emergency response by co-ops to severe weather and floods in Jamaica,…

US senators introduce bill to continue funding rural co-op development

The bipartisan bill has been welcomed by co-op apex bodies NCBA Clusa and NRECA

US legislators back bill to speed disaster aid to electric co-ops

NRECA CEO Jim Matheson said the bill is 'an important step towards a stronger, more responsive…

US electric co-ops want climate emissions standards scrapped

Sector apex NRECA has clashed with the Environmental Protection Agency over its carbon rules, but environmental…

US electric co-ops back bill to reform federal disaster response 

The USA’s National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca) is backing a bipartisan bill aiming to reform…

With global development at a crossroads, can co-ops step up?

Trump has axed US aid spending, and other countries have made cuts, leaving a hole in…

Co-op and mutuals movements adjust to life on the cybercrime frontline

After the ransomware attack on the Co-op Group, we look at the threat to co-ops in…

Electric co-ops welcome Trump’s executive orders to boost US coal 

Environmental campaigners have slammed the orders, which allow some coal plants that fell foul of Biden-era…

USDA updates guidance for electric co-ops applying for funding

Co-ops awarded cash under Biden's New Era scheme will have to re-submit under Trump's executive order

US electric co-ops face challenges in developing cybersecurity workforce

United States electric co-ops are working to develop their cybersecurity workforce to protect against cyberattacks, but…