In November 2021, Delta-Montrose Electric Association suffered one of the worst cyberattacks in the history of electric utilities in the United States. Though the attack did not result in outages or disclosure of member data, it corrupted decades’ worth of...

Catching up with electric co-op Youth Tour and NRECA Youth Council alumni Of the countless opportunities, lessons, and experiences that form life’s journey, some stand out as especially impactful. The Washington D.C. Youth Tour is one of those events. It’s...

The wind howls outside your windows as a major storm system blows through the area in the late evening. Your lights flicker for a moment or two before you’re plunged into darkness. The social media feed on your phone is...

Nothing provokes nightmares for electric co-op staff like a wildfire does. Fires can melt power lines, burn utility poles, destroy equipment, and knock out power to co-op members. And fire risks in Colorado are increasing due to lower humidity, more...

When lineworkers are perched in a bucket truck repairing power lines along a busy road, they have good reason to be concerned about their safety. However, most are less apprehensive about working with high voltages or falling. Their biggest worry...

Electric lineworkers put their pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us; they just happen to be flame-resistant jeans so the worker’s skin doesn’t melt if things go sideways with a hot wire. They like to...