Annual Meeting
App Debuts for NRECA Annual Meeting
Navigating your way through the NRECA annual meeting will be a lot easier this year for smartphone and tablet owners. Just in time for the March 1-8 gathering in San Diego, a new annual... 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
The Home of the Future is Here
NEW ORLEANS—When it comes to smart appliances, “There’s a lot there to be excited about, but also be very cautious about.” That’s the advice from Brian Sloboda, senior program... Read more
Directors Conference
The American Dream (Revised)
ORLANDO, Fla.—People still believe in the American Dream, pollster John Zogby maintains. But what they dare to dream is changing at an extraordinary clip. While the traditional American... 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
Co-ops Called to Act on Major Issues
A deeply polarized Congress has moved at a snail’s pace for the last 16 months. But that doesn’t mean action on issues important to co-ops has slowed down. At the Grassroots Summit and... Read more
NET Conference
How to Keep Business Power On 24/7
FORT MYERS, Fla.— Having a big commercial member that operates 24/7 can be a mixed blessing for an electric cooperative. “It's great revenue, great load factor,” said Alan... 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