The nation's first statewide trade association for electric cooperatives, the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association (WECA) was officially organized on April 30, 1936. The services WECA has provided to Wisconsin's electric cooperatives have varied over the decades. It once housed an engineering department to assist in construction of rural electric distribution systems. It has provided insurance coverage, and sold household appliances and electrical construction materials for use by member cooperatives.
Reminder: Applications for the 2021 Charles Van Sickle Endowment Scholarship, awarded to a pre-law or law student who has an interest in cooperative law, are due April 2. This $2,000 scholarship, awarded through the Federated Youth Foundation, is made possible by an endowment established in 2013 to...
For #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re sharing the stories of women who perform typically male-dominated jobs at electric c… https://t.co/SBHUrGMMF1
NRECA is urging @NTIAgov to be flexible and inclusive in making $300 million in #broadband grants available to rura… https://t.co/mS3cV0sN7Q
Nate Boettcher, CEO of PPCS - Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services, is among electric cooperatives leaders from across the country who shared their co-ops' experiences for an article in NRECA's Electric Co-op News about how co-ops have managed COVID-19 challenges. https:// www.cooperative. ...