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House Passes Bill to Bolster Cybersecurity for Rural Electric Cooperatives and Municipal Utilities

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act, which reauthorizes a grant and technical assistance program to help rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities defend against cyberattacks. The bill authorizes $250 million over five years to help smaller utilities deploy advanced cybersecurity technologies, improve...

Cooperatives Argue Interim National Environmental Policy Act Greenhouse Gas Guidance Oversteps

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the American Public Power Association filed formal comments arguing that the interim guidance on greenhouse gas emissions is overbroad, fails to provide sufficient regulatory guidance, and because of the role compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act plays in the approval of financing, will delay electric...

Cooperatives and Other Groups Urge the Department of Energy to Alleviate Supply Chain Challenges

The American Public Power Association, the Edison Electric Institute and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association submitted joint comments to the Department of Energy (DOE) at the end of November, urging the DOE to use the Defense Production Act to prioritize transformers and critical grid components. The groups noted that electric reliability is a prerequisite to many of...