by support | Aug 15, 2016 | NRECA, Programs, Rural Electric, Rural Missouri, Youth Tour
A lot of names have been coined to describe the nation’s youth. You’ve probably heard of Generation X, Millennial Kids, Boomerangs and the Google Generation. These terms often seek to stereotype today’s youth as a generation that only cares for...
by support | Jul 29, 2016 | history, Rural Electric, Rural Missouri
Your Missouri Electric Cooperatives have a long and proud history. Just how old are Missouri’s Electric Cooperatives? Many of them date back to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and to the establishment of the Rural Electrification Act (REA). At least five of...
by support | Jul 15, 2016 | history, NRECA, Rural Electric
This year is the 80th birthday of the Rural Electrification Act (REA). The REA, which was enacted in 1936 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as part of the New Deal, helped bring electricity to some of Missouri’s rural areas for the first time. In fact, if...
by support | Jul 1, 2016 | Electricity, Peak Load, Rural Electric
Your Missouri Electric Cooperatives work every day to provide you with affordable, reliable electric power. To do that, we embrace a diverse power supply that includes coal, natural gas, wind, solar, and hydroelectric power.Nearly 70% of your Cooperative’s...
by support | Jun 24, 2016 | Electricity, Reliability, Rural Electric
Your Missouri Electric Cooperative does its best to provide you with reliable, affordable power all year long, but blackouts and brownouts that affect your service can still occur, especially when there’s high electricity demand or severe weather. Here’s...