NRECA Urges Congress to Give Coops Direct-Pay Incentives for Clean Energy
Posted on May 24, 2021 in Climate Change, Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on NRECA Urges Congress to Give Coops Direct-Pay Incentives for Clean Energy
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is urging congressional leaders to provide electric cooperatives with direct payments to develop clean energy projects, which would give coops incentives comparable to the tax breaks granted to investor-owned utilities. For-profit utilities have long received federal tax breaks for providing power from solar, wind and other...
NRECA Reacts to Biden’s Commitment to Rural Communities
Posted on Apr 30, 2021 in Broadband, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on NRECA Reacts to Biden’s Commitment to Rural Communities
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) announced it was encouraged to hear President Biden prioritize the needs of rural America in his address to Congress. Specifically appreciated was his emphasis on the need to modernize rural infrastructure and expand rural broadband access.
NRECA Reacts to Biden Infrastructure Plan
Posted on Apr 23, 2021 in Broadband, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on NRECA Reacts to Biden Infrastructure Plan
As the Treasury Department writes rules to govern the funds to be dispersed to state and local governments under the American Rescue Plan, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is resisting efforts by some large telecommunications companies to place restrictions that it argues would harm regions without adequate broadband access. The Plan includes $219 billion for...
Electric Coop Leaders Convene Virtual Fly-ins
Posted on Apr 19, 2021 in Broadband, Financing, Legislative & Politics | Comments Off on Electric Coop Leaders Convene Virtual Fly-ins
More than 1,500 electric cooperative CEOs and other coop representatives will take coop priorities to Capitol Hill April 19-23 for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Legislative Conference and congressional visits. The conference and meetings with lawmakers will be conducted virtually. Coop leaders will highlight three priorities during the congressional...
NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Expected Timing for Notices of Defaults in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
Posted on Apr 8, 2021 in Broadband, Regulation & Policy, Technology | Comments Off on NRECA Expresses Concerns Regarding Expected Timing for Notices of Defaults in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) made a request on April 1 to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the FCC to publicly announce defaults by winning bidders in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction (RDOF), so that unserved rural communities can pursue other public broadband resources. Without timely public notices of such defaults, rural...
NRECA Reacts to Biden Infrastructure Plan
Posted on Apr 2, 2021 in Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Uncategorized | Comments Off on NRECA Reacts to Biden Infrastructure Plan
In a statement released Wednesday, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) announced it was encouraged to see electric coop priorities reflected in President Biden’s infrastructure proposal. Select provisions that will benefit coops and their customer-members are $100 billion to update the nation’s energy grid and expand existing transmission infrastructure, and $15...
New Cyber Technology Provides Real-Time Defense
Posted on Mar 16, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Technology | Comments Off on New Cyber Technology Provides Real-Time Defense
New technology developed to rapidly identify and defend against emerging cybersecurity threats is being demonstrated at a growing number of electric cooperatives nationwide. The technology is being developed by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and its partners BlackByte Cyber Security LLC and Referentia Systems Inc. through a cooperative agreement with the U.S....
NRECA Urges NTIA to Award Grants for Tribal Land Broadband Expansion
Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Broadband | Comments Off on NRECA Urges NTIA to Award Grants for Tribal Land Broadband Expansion
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) is currently formulating its Tribal Broadband Connectivity Grants Program, which was created by the pandemic relief passed by Congress in December 2020. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is recommending that NTIA implement the Program with flexibility and efficiency, offering grants to...
NRECA Asks Federal Agency for Rural-Friendly Broadband Grants Rules
Posted on Feb 22, 2021 in Broadband | Comments Off on NRECA Asks Federal Agency for Rural-Friendly Broadband Grants Rules
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently sent a letter to the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) arguing that broadband grants worth $300 million should only go toward proven technologies, and some rural areas should remain eligible for this funding even if they have won awards in other specific federal efforts to bridge the...
NRECA Urges Congress to Pass $10 Billion in Low-Income Energy Aid
Posted on Feb 8, 2021 in COVID-19, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy | Comments Off on NRECA Urges Congress to Pass $10 Billion in Low-Income Energy Aid
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and six other energy groups wrote a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies urging Congress to approve an additional $10 billion in emergency assistance to low-income Americans struggling to pay their electric bills during the...
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