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Roanoke Electric Exemplifies Service to Members

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A rural North Carolina cooperative responds to member feedback by fostering economic development and clean energy.

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Power to the People

Randy Wilson

In Appalachia and across the country, people are reclaiming their power from electricity monopolies that weren’t serving their needs.

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Iowa Electric Co-op Embraces Solar

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Since 2008, Eastern Iowa’s Farmers Electric Cooperative has integrated more solar power after seeing the financial benefits it brings to the community.

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Advancing a Democratic Energy System

Tom Cormons

Our Executive Director Tom Cormons discusses why we need an energy system that is responsive and responsible to the people it serves.

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Virginians Petition For Change at Their Electric Co-op

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Rappahannock Electric’s attempt to block members’ efforts to bring reform amendments to the ballot has sparked a legal dispute. All other Virginia electric co-ops have joined Rappahannock in opposing the members’ push for transparency.

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Reform at One Southwestern Co-op Spurs Change at Another

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In the Southwest, several electric cooperatives are demanding better terms and more renewables from their power provider.

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Members of Choctaw Electric Continue to Reform Their Co-op

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Deep-seated corruption at an Oklahoma electric cooperative spurred several member-owners to organize a campaign for reform.

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Advocates Increase Powell Valley Electric Co-op Member Participation

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A citizens group is calling for transparency at their electric cooperative, and helped to generate the second-largest voter turnout in recent history at the co-op’s annual meeting.

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Reformers Uncover Corruption, Bring Change to Pedernales Co-op

The late Ric Sternberg

Poor solar policies led members of the nation’s largest electric co-op to investigate the board and file a class-action lawsuit.

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Blue Ridge Energy’s solar policies among the worst in Southeast

A new report shows that Blue Ride Energy has some of the worst solar policies in the Southeast. That’s why we created a petition calling on Blue Ridge to support solar access and increase the cooperative’s transparency with its member-owners.

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