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NRECA urges ‘course correction’ on US rural broadband scheme

'Delayed implementation, shifting guidance, cost constraints and unrealistic funding assumptions have slowed progress'

US electric co-ops report on efforts to combat wildfire threats

More than 30 participating co-ops, wildfire mitigation technology providers and NRECA staff have given project updates

US electric co-ops push for faster permitting and grid expansion

Sector leaders met with policymakers to streamline regulations and grid investments, as rising demand for power…

Michigan energy co-ops can apply for federal funds for storm restoration

Great Lakes Energy and Presque Isle Gas & Electric Co-op were left facing millions in extra…

US electric co-ops call for action on grid reliability

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) has repeated its call for action on grid reliability…

Colorado electric co-ops challenge federal government over coal plant

Tri-State and Platte River say orders from the Department of Energy to keep their coal plant…

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…