Electric Co-op Today

Rep. Allen Boyd has been presented with NRECA’s 2010 Distinguished Service Award in recognition of the “support and political tenacity” with which the Florida Democrat has advanced the work... Read more

When the federal rural electrification program started 75 years ago this month, the phrase “energy efficiency” was not in vogue. But fast forward to 2010, and energy efficiency means a... Read more

More than 2,500 co-op leaders from across the United States converged on the nation’s capital the week of May 2 for NRECA’s annual Legislative Conference. They heard NRECA CEO Glenn... Read more

Armed with forceful marching orders from NRECA CEO Glenn English, more than 2,500 co-op leaders spread across Capitol Hill on behalf of policies to preserve the quality of life in rural... Read more

Electric co-ops are being encouraged to flex their political muscle by harnessing the power of their membership. During the NRECA 2010 Legislative Conference, directors and officers of the... Read more

While NRECA is working on a wide range of legislative issues that affect co-ops, participants in the 2010 Legislative Conference were asked to emphasize four topics during their meetings with... Read more

The Senate’s financial reform legislation could significantly increase the cost of transactions involving derivatives that electric co-ops use to hedge their risks, NRECA staff cautioned during... Read more

Running more than 300 pages, the sweeping national broadband plan released in March by the Federal Communications Commission could fill a conference of its own. But at a May 3 forum during the... Read more

Seven decades ago, it was grassroots efforts that formed co-ops to bring electricity to rural America. Today’s consumer-members are different. “Folks, more often than not, when they... Read more

The Clean Air Act is the wrong vehicle for regulating carbon emissions, but it’s also the law of the land until Congress says otherwise. That was the view of experts at a May 3... Read more