Brown, Cruz Introduce New Legislation to Protect American Energy Independence, Boost Transformer Supply Chain

U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced new legislation, The Distribution Transformer Efficiency & Supply Chain Reliability Act of 2024 to protect American energy independence and boost supply chains for transformers.

Washington D.C.- U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced new legislation – The Distribution Transformer Efficiency & Supply Chain Reliability Act of 2024 - to boost the U.S.

Senator Sherrod Brown Joins »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Electric Cooperatives to Push Back Against Administration Proposal That Could Raise Electric Bills for »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵans in Rural Communities

Capitol Building

January 10, 2024 | Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S.

Op-Ed: A Recipe to Fix America’s Broken Energy Policy

NRECA CEO Jim Matheson

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

Senator Brown and »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ's Energy Advocate Express Electricity Reliability Concerns

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

Columbus, OH-U.S.

America's Power Submits Comments to EPA on Carbon Rule's Impact to Reliability

Cardinal Plant is one of four remaining coal plants operating in »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ, and is owned by »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ'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.

»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Line Supervisors Association Presented $16,304 Donation to Blake Rodgers Memorial Scholarship Fund

Pictured top row, left to right: Doug Miller The Community Foundation of »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ's Electric Cooperatives; Kent Eldridge, Buckeye REC; Alan Amos, President, »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ 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¶ÌÊÓƵ Line Supervisors Association presented a check for $16,304.81 to Scioto County Career Technical Center Monday, November 20, to continue its s

Why is the Reliability of Electricity at Risk?

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.

The Reliability of Electricity is at Risk if »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Has an Extremely Cold Winter

Electricity transmission lines

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