Report: Rural Electric Cooperatives Lack Women, Minorities in Elected Positions by Kristi Eaton, The Daily Yonder August 11, 2022 A new report from ACORN International shows that while rural America is becoming more diverse, rural electricity cooperatives fail to reflect that diversity. The Rural Power Project–ACORN International and the Labor Neighbor Research and Training Center–surveyed the elected leadership of 888 rural electricity cooperatives (RECs) nationwide […]
Renewables Are Fast Replacing Coal, Except in Rural America
Electric cooperatives in less-populous areas have lagged behind, but some of their members are agitating for a quicker transition By : Katherine Blunt | Photographs by Adria Malcolm for The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2021 8:00 am ET U.S. utilities are moving to replace coal plants with renewable-energy sources, but the shift is happening more slowly at the cooperatives that serve much of rural […]