What to look for in HVAC repairs

How do I select a good HVAC contractor to fix my old air conditioner? Is there any simple maintenance I can do myself?—Barb Finding a good contractor to repair or replace an old air conditioner is important because you want your system to keep running…

On the Hill  | Kentucky co-op leaders advocate for local consumer-members

[gallery type="slideshow" ids="5676,5679,5682,5683,5684,5685,5686,5694,5687,5688,5689,5690,5692,5693,5678"] WASHINGTON, D.C. - All eight members of Kentucky’s congressional delegation met with Kentucky co-op leaders at the U.S. Capitol on April 30 as co-ops advocated for several legislative priorities. Thirty-six Kentucky co-op leaders, including managers, directors and statewide association staff represented the…

Rick Ryan receives national Touchstone Energy award

[caption id="attachment_5671" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Rick Ryan with East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s Sha Phillips. Photo: Ashley McDonald[/caption] Rick Ryan, Nolin RECC’s vice president of marketing and member services, Elizabethtown, was awarded Touchstone Energy Cooperatives’ Distinguished Service Award on March 12. The award is the brand’s highest…

FERC chairman addressing pressing energy issues

[caption id="attachment_5668" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman and Kentucky native Neil Chatterjee, center, talks with Kentucky Electric Cooperatives’ CEO Chris Perry, left, and Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Charles Snavely at the 2019 Kentucky Energy Management Conference, Lexington, in February. Photo: Tim…

Standing up for Kentucky co-ops

Legislators represent local consumer-members in key votes Being a legislator can be a thankless job. No matter how they vote or the many factors that affect their approach to an issue, Kentucky state lawmakers are often the targets of name-calling or worse, their very honor…

Co-ops Care: Changing others’ life journey and yours

Healing life’s hurts WINCHESTER As a volunteer small group leader with Celebrate Recovery of Calvary Christian Church, Ken Bickham, a pricing analyst for East Kentucky Power Cooperative, headquartered in Winchester, knows that everyone experiences life’s hurts. So, when Ken and his wife, Alisa, got to…

Big Rivers Electric Corporation – Wilson Station receives Governor’s Safety and Health Award

Award was given in recognition of the 527,923 production hours worked by the employees at the plant without a lost-time incident    FRANKFORT (April 15, 2019) – Danny E. Davis, Executive Advisor for the Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s Department of Workplace Standards, visited Big Rivers Electric…

Road trip!

Kentucky travel blogger takes the EV wheel The era of the electric vehicle is upon us, and Kentucky’s electric cooperatives are gearing up so their local consumer-members are ready to take the wheel. To help explain the advantages of driving an EV, several teams of…

Gibson EMC members celebrate successful year at 83rd Annual Meeting

TRENTON, Tenn. — Gibson Electric Membership Corporation hosted a large crowd of members and friends at its 83rdAnnual Members' Meeting on March 21 at Crockett County High School in Alamo, Tennessee. [caption id="attachment_5625" align="alignleft" width="264"] • The Kurt Stephenson Band provided lively entertainment at the…