Annual Meeting
Big Names at NRECA Annual Meeting
A real live astronaut, home-grown co-op videos, a legendary Motown group, and a salute to the International Year of Cooperatives will all be part of the 70th NRECA Annual Meeting in San... Read more
CEO Close-up
A Fresh Idea for Energy Efficiency
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Rebate isn’t in the vocabulary at Midwest Energy. “Our approach to doing energy efficiency is not to just throw incentives at it,” said Michael... Read more
Connect Conference
Energy Efficiency on Two Wheels
DENVER—It’s got pedals, but unless you’re Lance Armstrong you won’t be putting them to the metal. Doesn’t matter, though; the Energy Bike is intended not for... Read more
Directors Conference
Conference Focuses on Board Service
From global affairs to good governance, from resolutions reform to rate redesign, organizers say the 2012 Directors Conference is focused on equipping directors with knowledge and skills to... Read more
Innovations
S.C. Co-ops Get New Chevy Volts
This is part one of a series on co-ops using the new electric cars. Nothing beats being the first on your block to have the hot new item. For Palmetto Electric Cooperative, that’s a brand-new... Read more
Legislative Conference
Giving Lawmakers the Personal Touch
Lee McLaughlin, Paul Sigurdson and Marty Dahl, all co-op officials from North Dakota, had a big job to do on the second day of the NRECA Legislative Conference. McLaughlin and Sigurdson... Read more
NET Conference
Outlook on New Technologies
FORT MYERS, Fla.—“There are a lot of snake oil salesmen that are selling black boxes that claim to do all kinds of stuff and do nothing,” was the blunt warning from Ken... Read more
Regional Meetings
A Rural Development Role for Co-ops
BALTIMORE—The top rural development official in the Obama administration told co-op leaders that they have an important role to play in expanding job opportunities and the... Read more