Electric cooperatives in Louisiana and Mississippi made dramatic progress by Tuesday in restoring power after Hurricane Delta slammed into portions of the Gulf Coast that are still recovering from Hurricane Laura. More than 120,000 people remained without power Tuesday in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, down…
Crews from at least ten Kentucky co-ops gearing up to restore power In response to a request from an electric cooperative in Louisiana, at least 70 electric co-op employees from Kentucky are joining power restoration efforts after Hurricane Delta brought even more damage to the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 17, 2020) – In response to a request from an electric cooperative in Alabama, 85 electric co-op employees from Kentucky are joining power restoration efforts after Hurricane Sally hammered the Gulf Coast on Wednesday. The Category 2 hurricane made landfall early Wednesday…
Electric cooperatives along the Gulf Coast are ready to respond to potentially widespread power outages when Hurricane Sally makes landfall by Wednesday morning, bringing a deluge that could cause historic flooding. Co-ops in Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle are expected to be hit hardest.…
Safety instructors Randy Meredith, Tony Dempsey and Charlie Lewis introduce us to Warren RECC lineman, George Amos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VH2Y9QUC_w&t=73s
Wildfires fueled by strong winds are ravaging western Oregon, destroying small towns served by electric cooperatives, forcing 500,000 people to flee their homes and spurring four co-ops to turn off power at night to avoid sparking new blazes. More than 30 fires have burned through…
United Utility Supply continues to help other cooperatively owned suppliers after devastating weather in both Iowa and Louisiana. After the August 10 derecho wreaked $4 billion in destruction in Iowa, UUS supplied several truckloads of much needed transformers and line material for sister cooperatives. Since…
PowerUp, Sept. 21-23, Savannah, Ga. Regions 1 & 4 Meeting, Sept. 9-11, Indianapolis, Ind. Regions 5 & 6 Meeting, Sept. 15-17, Des Moines, Iowa Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Sept. 23-25, Gettysburg, Pa. Regions 7 & 9 Meeting, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, Omaha, Neb. New Co-op Communicators Orientation…
This year, I have been losing track of days. Have you noticed how every day is starting to feel like a repeat, with the repetitive nature of the news reporting about the coronavirus? I have heard similar comments from several of my friends. One of…
With social distancing the order of the day, the generations-old annual meeting traditions of electric cooperatives in Kentucky have adopted pandemic safety protocols in 2020. “Like schools, churches and businesses, each co-op has had to assess how best to operate and engage with its membership…
