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Media Relations Contacts Patrick Lavigne Director, Media Relations (703) 907-5732 patrick.lavigne@nreca.coop Tracy Warren Media Representative (703) 907-5746 tracy.warren@nreca.coop

3000 Electric Co-op Members Come to Capitol Hill to Discuss Nation’s Energy Future with Members of Congress
May 2, 2008 - The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association hosts the association’s annual legislative conference and lobbying effort in Washington, D.C., starting on Sunday, May 4th. more >>

 

NRECA CEO Glenn English Addresses Co-op Leadership at 66th Annual Meeting
February 28, 2008 – Invoking the successful public-private partnerships of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the legacy of the “New Deal,” Glenn English, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, called on government to work with consumers to achieve national climate change goals. more >>

 

New Hampshire Electric Co-op Receives NRECA Community Service Award For Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Program
February 27, 2008 – The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today presented a National Community Service Award to New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) for the co-op’s multi-faceted program to help Cranmore Mountain Resort reduce its energy consumption by applying new, efficient technologies and participating in a demand response program. more >>

 

Bill Logan From Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association Wins William F. Matson Democracy Award
February 27, 2008 – The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today presented Bill Logan, of the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association (PREA), the William F. Matson Democracy Award at the Association’s Annual Meeting. more >>

 

Texas Co-op Power Magazine Wins Coveted Journalism Award
February 27, 2008 – Texas Co-op Power and Editor Kaye Northcott today received the prestigious George W. Haggard Memorial Journalism Award for 2007, conferred by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). more >>

 

NRECA Honors East Central Energy For Successful Effort To Save An Industrial Co-op Member From Shutting Its Doors
February 26, 2008 – The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today honored East Central Energy (ECE), in Braham, Minn., with a Community Service Award in recognition of the cooperative’s successful effort to prevent the shut-down of one of the community’s largest employers – and a key industrial member of the co-op.  more >>

 

NRECA Honors Bob Kabat With Clyde T. Ellis Award
February 26, 2008 – The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today bestowed the prestigious Clyde T. Ellis Award upon Bob Kabat, former director of NRECA’s Management Services Department. more >>

 

Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc. Receives NRECA Community Service Award For Green Power Solar Schools Program
February 25, 2008 – Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Aiken ECI), in Aiken, South Carolina, today received a National Community Service Award from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). more >>

 

Nations’s Electric Co-ops Posthumously Honor U.S. Senator Craig Thomas For Distinguished Service
February 25, 2008 – The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today honored the late Senator Craig Thomas with a Distinguished Service Award, presented to his wife, Susan. more >>

 

Nations’s Electric Co-ops Honor Earl Pomeroy, North Dakota’s At-Large Representative, For Distinguished Service
February 25, 2008 – The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today honored U.S Representative Earl Pomeroy with a Distinguished Service Award. more >>

 

Climate Change on Agenda for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 2008 Annual Meeting
February 24, 2008 - More than 10,000 key staff and locally elected directors from the nation’s electric cooperative convene today at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., to set the agenda for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. more >>

 

Electric Cooperatives Receive $143 Million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonding Authority for 28 Projects in 11 States
February 19, 2008 - Electric cooperatives in 11 states got the green light from the IRS to issue Clean Renewable Energy Bonds worth $143 million. more >>

 

Climate Change on Agenda for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 2008 Annual Meeting
January 30, 2008 - More than 10,000 key staff and locally elected directors from the nation’s cooperative electric utilities are expected in Anaheim, February 20-27, to set NRECA’s policy agenda for the year. more >>

 

Texas Electric Co-op Exec Wins Industry Award for Leadership Communication
January 15, 2008 – Ray Beavers, chief executive officer of United Cooperative Services, Cleburne, Texas, won the 2008 J.C. Brown CEO Communication Leadership Award conferred by the electric co-op industry’s Spotlight on Excellence Awards program. more >>

 

NRECA Takes the LEED in Arlington County’s Green Building Incentive Program
December 7, 2007- NRECA receives Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certificate from U.S. Green Building Council. more >>

 

NRECA Recognized By Northern Virginia Family Services with Second “CARE” Award
November 14, 2007- For the second time, NVFS names NRECA in its list of Companies As Responsive Employers. more >>

 

NERC Outlines Major Challenges to Power System
November 1, 2007- NRECA today joined other associations in a filing to uphold the ability of FERC to protect energy more >>

 

NRECA Supports FERC’s Authority to Bring Enforcement Action Against Amaranth
September 28, 2007- NRECA today joined other associations in a filing to uphold the ability of FERC to protect energy consumers under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. more >>

 

Mark Harper Wins National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Regional Award For Outstanding Service
September 6, 2007- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recognized Mark Harper for outstanding service at the association’s regional meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. more >>