Electric Cooperatives and the Military

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Overview

Rural electric cooperatives supply power to more than 42 million Americans spanning over half of the United States by landmass. Within this territory, more than 140 cooperatives serve military installations and facilities in 41 states. Cooperatives are uniquely positioned to support the United States' national defense posture due to their direct support of these critical defense installations, the services they provide to defense communities, and their ability to support and expand grid reliability and resilience.
This webpage is a comprehensive guide to the efforts NRECA and its members are taking to ensure defense installations can meet their energy assurance goals.

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Join Our Community to Stay Informed

NRECA has created a private professional community* for NRECA members who wish to share relevant updates with cooperatives that serve military facilities. Interested cooperatives are invited to email Lauren Khair (Lauren.Khair@nreca.coop) or Leslie Tate (leslie.tate@nreca.coop) to request access.
*Access is restricted to NRECA members and requires the ability to log into cooperative.com.

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NRECA Featured Resources

NRECA ensures that cooperatives are properly promoted for their work supporting national defense priorities. NRECA has highlighted cooperatives supporting their member defense installations and Coast Guard Bases through podcasts, RE-Magazine pieces, white papers, and other outlets. The below resources display the work cooperatives do on a daily basis to ensure installations and Coast Guard Bases can meet their energy requirements.

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Title: NRECA Defense Summits Address Military's Evolving Energy Needs
Description: The episode outlines the foundation for why NRECA began its Defense Summits initiative and gets firsthand perspective of three Summit participants about their value.
Type of Content: Podcast
Title: Rural Electric Cooperatives and National Defense[1]
Description: This paper provides readers with an understanding of rural electric cooperatives, the essential role they play supporting national defense, and potential partnership opportunities between electric cooperatives and federal defense agencies.

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Title: Co-ops Help Boost Military Base Resilience With Microgrid Projects
Description: The article spotlights examples of cooperatives working with defense installations to deploy microgrids. The featured cooperatives and installations are at different points in their journey.
Type of Content: Paper

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Title: Co-op Forum: Powering the Military
Description: Five cooperative CEOs provide insight to nuances serving their member defense installations and Coast Guard Bases and speak about the rewarding nature of partnering with these members.
Type of Content: Interview

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Title: Co-op Tech: Military Resilience
Description: The article spotlights how a cooperative worked with its member Navy Base to deploy a natural gas microgrid that relieves grid congestion during times of high on-base energy demands.
Type of Content: Article

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