Meanwhile in Louisiana, a co-op is using federal funds to improve its resilience against extreme weather…
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Show filtersUS electric co-ops invited to apply for renewable energy funding
The scheme is dedicated solely to electric co-ops and will award funds on a competitive basis…
NRECA offers guidance for electric co-ops over $42.5bn rural broadband fund
'Talk with your state and local officials. If co-ops don’t apply and win it to serve…
US co-op leaders set out priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill
'Co-operatives are rooted in local economies and more resilient during economic downturns'
NRECA fund to support children who lose a parent working at an electric co-op
'Electric co-ops care deeply about their communities and their employees are family. This fund will help…
New cybersecurity solution for rural electric co-ops in the USA
The programme developed by electric co-ops in collaboration with the Department of Energy, constantly monitors performance…
US electric co-op apex launches ten-point plan to tackle cyber attacks
NRECA based the programme on guidance from the Department of Homeland Security and has urged all…
Impact Conference looks at co-ops as engines of local development
The event, organised by US apex NCBA CLUSA, looked at projects in Africa and heard updates…
Electric co-ops urge government to boost domestic production of distribution transformers
The sector warns that the current shortage of distribution transformers poses ‘an unacceptable risk to the…
Energy co-ops weigh the costs of the world’s power supply crisis
Suppliers in the sector are struggling with rising costs – but there is also hope that the…
Electric co-op leader appointed to US energy committee
Louis Finkel will bring the voice of America's electric co-ops to the committee, which is looking…
US electric co-ops plan to build rural broadband infrastructure
Federal funding has incentivised rural electric co-ops across the USA to work together to provide broadband…