NRECA CEO Jim Matheson

Opinon-Editorial by National Rural Electric Cooperative Associaton (NRECA) CEO Jim Matheson published January 5, 2024 by

U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.

Columbus, OH-U.S.

Cardinal Plant is one of four remaining coal plants operating in »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ, and is owned by »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Electric Cooperatives members.

Washington, D.C. – America’s Power, the only national trade organization whose sole mission is to advocate at the federal and state levels on behalf of the U.S.

Pictured top row, left to right: Doug Miller The Community Foundation of »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Electric Cooperatives; Kent Eldridge, Buckeye REC; Alan Amos, President, »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ Line Supervisors Association; Brandon Hale, Blake's stepfather; Bottom row: Krista Smith, Buckeye REC; Brandie Hale, Blake's mom; Derek Brown, Scioto County Technical Career Center.

Lucasville, OH—The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ Line Supervisors Association presented a check for $16,304.81 to Scioto County Career Technical Center Monday, November 20, to continue its s

Reliability of electricity at risk

You flip a switch in your home, and light fills a dark room.   You plug in your cell phone, and it’s charged in an hour.   You fill a refrigerator with food, and it’s cold or frozen in minutes.

Electricity transmission lines

Columbus, OH—Last Christmas, »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ came within minutes of experiencing blackouts over the holiday due to electricity demand exceeding available power supply.

OEC President and CEO Pat O'Loughlin and Buckeye Rural Electric CEO Kent Eldridge at 2023 OLSA Golf Scramble.

The 2023 OLSA Golf Scramble took place on September 1 at Glenross Golf Club.

I recently attended a RESAP Area Administrators meeting in Louisville, KY when Bud Branham, Director of Safety Programs at NRECA began the meeting with a statement something like this: