Having had three years to recover from the crazy experience of having our 2020 team trapped in Guatemala, we are back on track, hoping to execute our fourth Project Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ mission early 2024.

Fastenal and PPEC Partnership to distribute PPE

This issue’s cooperative highlight features Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative.  

COLUMBUS, Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ – Twenty-four high school seniors, all children of members of electric cooperatives in Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ, competed for $49,000 in scholarships on April 12, 2023, at Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Electric Cooperatives (OEC) in Columbus, Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ…

Representatives during a session at NRECA's Legislative Conference
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Representatives meeting with an elected official
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Representatives during their private tour of the U.S. Capitol Building with Rep. Bob Latta
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Representatives during their private tour of the U.S. Capitol Building with Rep. Bob Latta
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Representatives meeting with an elected official
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Representatives meeting with an elected official
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Representatives meeting with an elected official
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Representatives meeting with an elected official

In April, 65 employees and board members representing 21 of Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ's Electric Cooperatives attended NRECA's 2023 Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.

Photo from Carroll Electric Cooperative
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Photo from Carroll Electric Cooperative
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Uprooted tree during restoration efforts
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Broken tree
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Photo from Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative
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Photo from Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative
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Photo from South Central Power Company
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Photo from URE
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Photo from Washington Electric Cooperative
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Hancock-Wood Crews
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Midwest Electric
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Uprooted tree

For two weekends in a row, Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ and surrounding states were hit with high winds and storms during the weekends of March 24 and March 31.

Cardinal Units

Last September, Cardinal Plant celebrated a significant milestone for continuous operation of all three units for 48.8 days.

Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Electric Cooperatives rewarded 11 high school seniors for exceptional academic achievement in the Louise Freeland and Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ Line Supervisors Association (OLSA) scholarship competitions, held March 2.

PJM Interconnection (PJM), the regional transmission organization that manages the electrical grid and ensures power reliability Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ and 12 other states,