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NERC Reliability Assessment Amongst Extreme Winter Conditions

Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, commented on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) winter 2024-25 reliability assessment, highlighting a significant mismatch between skyrocketing electricity demand and inadequate supply. The NERC report indicates that over half the U.S. faces potential energy shortfalls during...

NRECA Receives $4 Million for Cybersecurity Program

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has been awarded $4 million for the Department of Energy to launch an initiative to advance cybersecurity for electric cooperatives.

Electric Cooperatives Discuss Top Policy Priorities for 2023

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association held a recent Question and Answer session to outline its 2023 policy goals aimed at helping pass legislation benefiting cooperatives and ensuring the new laws are implemented as intended.

Cooperatives and Other Groups Urge the Department of Energy to Alleviate Supply Chain Challenges

The American Public Power Association, the Edison Electric Institute and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association submitted joint comments to the Department of Energy (DOE) at the end of November, urging the DOE to use the Defense Production Act to prioritize transformers and critical grid components. The groups noted that electric reliability is a prerequisite to many of...

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Issues Statement on Election

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Chief Executive Officer has issued a statement following the midterm elections emphasizing the importance of policymakers in setting policies to further the goals of electric cooperatives.

Electric Cooperatives Receive $15 Million Award to Enhance Security Capabilities

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which represents nearly 900 local electric cooperatives in the U.S., has been awarded $15 million by the U.S. Department of Energy in an effort to help expand cybersecurity capabilities.