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 Ohio, and is owned by Ohio'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 Ohio's Electric Cooperatives; Kent Eldridge, É«ÇéÎåÔÂÌì REC; Alan Amos, President, Ohio Line Supervisors Association; Brandon Hale, Blake's stepfather; Bottom row: Krista Smith, É«ÇéÎåÔÂÌì REC; Brandie Hale, Blake's mom; Derek Brown, Scioto County Technical Career Center.

Lucasville, OH—The Ohio 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, Ohio came within minutes of experiencing blackouts over the holiday due to electricity demand exceeding available power supply.

Our ST&LP instructors are currently on the road with the 4th quarter safety meetings. For this quarter, Jason Woods is focusing on UTV’s, skid steers, trenchers, and mini excavators.

Crew leaders, journeymen, and apprentices at Union Rural Electric take part in a CtZ session.

Phase 2 of the Commitment to Zero Contacts sessions continued in 2023 with nine sessions which were facilitated in conjunction with RESAP.