Erin Kelly

Digital reporter/writer for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

[NRECA @NRECANews]

“She was just really enjoying her adventure with us. And members kept asking for updates.” https://t.co/Shr1WMwxRh

[NRECA @NRECANews]

A bipartisan group of congressional leaders reintroduced the Flexible Financing for Rural America Act, a bill that could save electric coops more than $10 billion in interest payments on their federal loans. https://t.co/7scmAgvCoh #RepriceRUSRates

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Congress has approved a $1.9 trillion #COVID19 relief bill that could help struggling electric cooperative consumer-members pay their electric bills. https://t.co/HP7BNAUxQ0

[NRECA @NRECANews]

With two hurricanes in six weeks making landfall just over a dozen miles apart, Louisiana co-ops are bouncing back thanks to dedicated employees and a massive mutual aid effort. https://t.co/NgmCHtq4wi

[Assn. of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives @AssnOfLACoops]

‘Electricity Is Life’: Co-ops Restore Power After Back-to-Back Hurricanes via @NRECANews https://t.co/jrwJDyjqlH

[NRECA @NRECANews]

Around 55,000 co-op consumer-members in Louisiana and Mississippi remained without power Tuesday due to #HurricaneDelta, down from a high of more than 250,000. See the latest update on restoration efforts by co-op crews: https://t.co/ccPipOrHdu

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Co-op crews in Louisiana and Mississippi have been making considerable progress Monday in restoring power after #HurricaneDelta. Our latest update on their efforts: https://t.co/ccPipOrHdu

[NRECA @NRECANews]

#HurricaneDelta knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and east Texas. See the latest on co-op outages and restoration efforts: https://t.co/ccPipOrHdu

[Kate Tillotson @Tillotson_PR]

The bipartisan Flexible Financing for Rural America Act introduced today could save electric co-ops $10.1 billion in loan refinancing penalties. https://t.co/0RTGWv1oaN

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Southwest Electric Cooperative’s Kurtis Brown says his safety training helped him focus as he pried open an armored truck and freed two men just before the cab was consumed by flames. https://t.co/bxyqmZQHWv

[NRECA @NRECANews]

Manufacturing declines to farm woes to tourism slumps are just a few of the issues facing co-ops due to the #COVID19 pandemic. https://t.co/LZScgAmelw

[NRECA @NRECANews]

“I think what I miss most is the camaraderie with all the guys.” https://t.co/2WZ43C2jGP

[NRECA @NRECANews]

NRECA and its member co-ops have launched a grassroots campaign to urge Congress to provide a financial safety net for struggling co-ops and their members as lawmakers negotiate the latest #COVID19 relief bill. https://t.co/LZScgAmelw

[NRECA @NRECANews]

Matt Morris, a journeyman lineworker, shares his experiences from working throughout the #COVID19 pandemic. https://t.co/2WZ43C2jGP

[NRECA @NRECANews]

From the wineries of Walla Walla, Washington, to the empty kids’ baseball diamonds of Cooperstown, New York, co-op communities are experiencing unprecedented challenges from #COVID19. https://t.co/LZScgAmelw

[Erin Kelly @ErinVKelly]

@ZHoff @NRECAintl You should be proud, Z! Beautiful job!

[NRECA International @NRECAintl]

.@PowerAfricaUS + @USAID partnership= Affordable home-wiring kit to bring electricity to millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. "When you’re poor $50 is a lot of money. We want to offer this to any country that needs it" - wiring kit designer M. Bhuiyan
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