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Andrea Sparks Outages in Fla.
Hours before it made landfall in Florida, Tropical Storm Andrea—the first named weather system of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season—ripped poles and forced outages for Florida electric cooperatives in...
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Colorado Co-ops Work Fire Lines
Electric cooperatives in Colorado are spending another week working closely with fire crews as wildfires scorch thousands of acres and threaten the homes and businesses of their consumer-members. A...
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Heat Wave, Fires Dog Co-ops
A stifling heat wave gripping several western states has officials at electric cooperatives monitoring their distribution systems for signs of component stress, even as line crews in some areas remain...
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Heat Wave Sparks Conservation
As oppressive summer heat and high humidity settles in over much of the United States, electric cooperatives are urging members to conserve energy—and save money—while keeping their homes and...
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Co-ops Examine Mutual Aid Plans
More than a dozen electric cooperative statewide associations met recently to lay the groundwork for mutual aid ahead of what could be the busiest period of the Atlantic hurricane season. NRECA’s...
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Feds Update Hurricane Forecast
Federal experts are warning that the Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be above normal with as many as five hurricanes this year, and that a very active storm period could lie ahead. The National...
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Reliability Drill Raises Questions
Energy industry executives and federal agency officials tested their ability to work together to restore power during and following major disasters as part of a recent Department of Energy tabletop...
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Co-ops Prep for Tropical Storm Karen
Tropical Storm Karen, which forecasters predict has nearly a 100 percent chance of reaching hurricane strength, has electric cooperatives along the Gulf Coast bracing for foul weather. The National...
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Co-ops Plan Emergency Aid Summit
NRECA and NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association are co-sponsoring an Emergency Preparedness Summit in Washington, D.C., Nov.18-19 that will address issues dominating mutual aid discussions in the wake...
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Utilities Beef Up Crisis Planning
Experts who’ve spent decades responding to all sorts of emergencies gathered in the nation’s capital to share ideas for improvement. NRECA CEO Jo Ann Emerson “Give us those good lessons learned from...
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Co-op Power Flows during Cold Snap
Despite record power demand, load control, skill and determined staffs at generation and transmission cooperatives helped keep electricity flowing during the recent widespread cold snap. Vehicles...
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Alaska Co-op Copes with Avalanche Threat
Avalanches, triggered by unseasonably warm weather, are causing an Alaska electric cooperative to scramble to maintain reliable service to its members. Avalanches occur within Copper Valley EA’s...
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Massive Winter Storm Knocks Out Co-op Power
A major winter storm that dumped freezing rain and sleet over parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi intensified as it moved eastward, causing thousands of outages for electric cooperatives and...
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Good Ideas for Co-op Storm Preparation
Whether it’s a hurricane, an ice storm, or some other weather event staring down your electric cooperative, you’ve got to be prepared. At Touchstone Energy’s® NET 2014, experts shared some of their...
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Researchers Predict Light Hurricane Season
Meteorologists are pointing toward cooling water temperatures in the tropical Atlantic and the possibility of a moderate to strong El Niño effect as indications that a relatively quiet hurricane season...
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Electric Co-ops Stand Ready for Hurricane Season
While meteorologists are predicting a near or below-normal hurricane season in 2014, electric cooperatives are positioning to respond when and if these storms occur. Satellite image of Hurricane...
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Coastal Co-op Crews Braced for Hurricane
Storm preparations were in full gear for electric cooperatives along the East Coast, as Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, strengthened into a...
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Why Co-ops Must Prepare for Risky Business
What was an orange, four-foot-high Socker Boppers toy doing on the stage at the NRECA Regions 1 & 4 meeting? Jack Reasor, president and CEO of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, makes a point about...
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Lower Winter Heating Costs Ahead
Families can expect to pay less for energy this winter whether they heat their homes with electricity or any other major fuel source, federal officials said. U.S. households in different regions of the...
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Idaho Co-op’s Outage Reporting Goes High-tech
Members of an Idaho electric cooperative are getting instant outage updates through a high-tech automated messaging system developed by the co-op, designed to appeal to consumers who regularly use text...
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