Last month, more than 8,000 electric co-op leaders from across the country gathered in Nashville for the National Rural Electric…
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Congress created the Rural Electric Administration in 1935. At that time, there was no certainty that it would be successful.…
Rather than use Webster’s definition of “resilience,” I’ll relate a phrase used by the late Rev. Robert H. Schuller. In…
Weather impacts us all. And this past December was no exception, bringing severe weather to our region. The losses…
In an effort to empower residents in rural areas of Tennessee to go back to school and further their…
I’m not certain how many times over the years that I’ve mentioned the Seven Cooperative Principles. Hopefully, I have…
Earlier this year, I wrote about the preparation that electric cooperatives do in advance of severe weather. In particular, we…
At the start of 2020, none of us had any idea about the challenges we would face going forward. We’ve…
A few months ago, I discussed how electric cooperatives prepare for ice storms and other weather events. When storms…
On Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, I was in McMinnville for Caney Fork Electric Cooperative’s annual meeting. I spent time visiting…