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Interview With NRECA Rules Committee Chairman Mark Hayden & MECA Treasurer Dennis Nelson

March 10, 2022

Voices of Montana Host Tom Schultz chats with Missoula Electric Cooperative General Manager Mark Hayden, who also sits on the NRECA Rules Committee, and Lower Yellowstone Rural Electric Cooperative Director Dennis Nelson, who’s Treasurer for the Montana Electric Cooperative Association, about the recent push towards renewable energies, the attempt to abandon more traditional, reliable generation for the energy grid and

NRECA President Chris Christensen: ‘Collaboration Must Remain a Hallmark’ of Co-ops

March 10, 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Continued collaboration among electric cooperatives will help all co-ops face the challenges of an uncertain future, NRECA President Chris Christensen told co-op leaders Tuesday at NRECA’s PowerXchange. “It’s that diversity of experience that allows us to work together to tackle common challenges,” the Montana rancher and former teacher said. “Some are specific to the electric cooperative network. Others are

2022 NRECA PowerXchange Facebook Live Interview

March 9, 2022

From the NRECA PowerXchange in Nashville! Ryan Hall, Montana Electric Cooperatives’ Association Director of Communications, joined Taylor and Tom for a Facebook Live report direct from the convention.

NRECA Meeting Improving Cooperation Among Montana Electric Co-Ops

March 9, 2022

The National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association’s annual meeting and TechAdvantage 2022 Conference and Expo wraps up today in Nashville Tennessee. Tuesday on Voice of Montana, DeeDee Isaacs President of the Montana Electric Cooperative Association and board member of Tongue River Electric Cooperative talked about the importance of someone at the top people can follow whom they can depend on.

NRECA President Details Pandemic Adjustments For Rural Electric Cooperatives

March 8, 2022

The pandemic has affected everyone including rural electric cooperatives. The National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association is holding its annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee. On Voices of Montana Monday President Chris Christensen, who is also a board member of Glasgow’s Norval Electric Co-Op with 19 employees, talked about it.

Live From The 2022 NRECA PowerXchange Part 2

March 8, 2022

Rural electric cooperatives across Montana and the entire country are gathered to celebrate past successes and discuss ideas on how they can all better serve their communities going forward at the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Cooperation PowerXchange. Click below to hear our second day of coverage at the event featuring a discussion with Tongue River Electric Cooperative Board member and Montana Rural Electric Cooperative

Electric Co-Ops Investing In Improved Cyber Security

March 8, 2022

With Russia invading Ukraine, security issues in the U.S. are of growing concern. The National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association is holding its annual meeting in Nashville. Monday, on Voices of Montana, its president and Glasgow’s Norval Electric Co-Op Director Chris Christensen had an example.

Interview With NRECA CEO Jim Matheson

March 8, 2022

Voices of Montana Host Tom Schultz and Northern Broadcasting System President Taylor Brown sit down with National Rural Electric Cooperative Cooperation CEO Jim Matheson to discuss this year’s PowerXchange along with the unique issues and challenges individual cooperatives across the nation are currently facing.

Rural Electric Co-Ops Pushing For Federal Capital For Clean Energy Expansion

March 8, 2022

The energy industry is making an effort toward clean energy solutions but that can put rural electric cooperatives in a tricky position. Gary Weins, CEO of the Montana Electric Cooperatives Association, recently explained on Voices of Montana.

MECA Expands Support for State Management of Sage Grouse

March 8, 2022

(Nashville, TN) – At the annual meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association this week in Nashville, the Montana Electric Co-operative Association (MECA) brought a Resolution to urge the NRECA to support allowing state management of the Sage Grouse, particularly if the species is listed under the Endangered Species Act. Gretchen Boardman of Big Flat Electric Co-op in Malta

Voices of Montana Live From the NRECA 2022 PowerXchange Part 1

March 7, 2022

Thousands of rural electric cooperatives are meeting in Nashville this week to discuss the current challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and it’s a Montanan leading them. Join us for the discussion with Montana Electric Cooperatives’ Association CEO Gary Wiens, Wyoming Rural Electric Cooperatives’ Association Executive Director Shawn Taylor and NRECA President and Hinsdale’s own, Chris Christensen at the NRECA PowerXchange.

“Coop”eration May Be the Key to Securing Infrastructure Funding

March 7, 2022

Montana electric coops are eagerly awaiting the federal government rules that will determine numerous funding programs through the infrastructure bill. According to Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA), there are numerous programs being developed that will be of great benefit to the coops: Matheson told the Northern News Network the national organization is encouraging a

Rural Montana Editor Re-Elected as National SEA President

March 6, 2022

(Nashville) – At the 2022 annual meeting of the National Electric Cooperatives Statewide Editors Association (SEA), held in conjunction with the NRECA PowerXchange on March 6, Montana’s Ryan Hall was re-elected to lead the national organization of editors, staff and publishers of the nation’s rural electric consumer-member publications. At the Montana Electric Cooperatives Association (MECA) based in Great Falls, Hall

PowerXchange Host Kate Tillotson Offers Some Great Tips!

February 28, 2022

If you are one of the thousands of Rural Electric members heading for Nashville for the 2022 PowerXchange March 6-9, you can look forward to Kate Tillotson serving as your Host and Emcee. Some Montanans might recognize Tillotson, because she began her early career as a reporter in Kalispell, before eventually broadcasting for 12 years at WWMT television in Kalamazoo,

First NRECA President from Montana

February 22, 2022

When thousands of Rural Electric leaders from across the nation meet in Nashville, March 6-9, for their annual meeting, it will be a special time for Montana’s Electric Cooperatives. For the first time, one of their own from the Big Sky Country will be leading the national association. In March of 2021, when Chris Christensen from Hinsdale began his two-year

2022 NRECA PowerXchange: What You Need To Know

February 22, 2022

PowerXchange, NRECA’s annual meeting of members, will be back in person March 6-9 in Nashville, Tennessee, after going entirely online last year because of COVID-19. The cutoff date for hotel reservations is Jan. 26, which is also the last day for PowerXchange early-bird registration. For those unable to travel, there will be a virtual option, PowerXchange Online. It will include livestreams of the

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