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Industry Insights: Electric Cooperatives and the Data Center Boom
Electricity consumption will drive U.S. economic growth, with data centers leading the charge. Join CFC’s Chris Whittle to explore the challenges and opportunities for...
Industry Insights: Transformers Are More Than Meets the Eye
Join CFC’s Alisha Pinto for a look at the critical role transformers play in electric grid infrastructure and what the future holds.
Industry Insights: Small Modular Reactors Closer To Reality
Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda to learn how factory-built and scalable small modular reactors could provide utility-scale baseload power as licensing is modernized and the s...
Industry Insights: Understanding Utility-Scale Solar
Join CFC’s Alisha Pinto for a look at key insights from CFC’s recent solar issue brief, which serves as a guide for electric cooperative leaders. Learn more about util...
Industry Insights: Electric Cooperatives’ Role in Changing EV Landscape
Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda for a look at the evolving landscape of electric vehicles (EVs) and the role electric cooperatives can play.
2025 Industry and Economic Trends
Join CFC industry and policy expert Jan Ahlen and economic expert Sam Kem as they discuss this year's economic and industry environments and take a look at how trends ...
Enhancing Efficiency, Member Experience with AI
Join Dairyland Power Cooperative Chief Information Officer Nate Melby and Business Applications Supervisor Vlad Tsoy to learn how the cooperative is leveraging various...
Industry Insights: DOE Funds Energize US Battery Storage
Join CFC’s Chris Whittle to learn how the U.S. is revolutionizing its battery manufacturing landscape, potentially transforming the future of renewable energy and elec...
Leadership Insights from a Hurricane-Tested CEO
Join Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) CEO John Bartley as he looks back at the impact his cooperative felt when faced with a direct hit from Hurricane Michael. ...
Industry Insights: Empowering Electric Cooperatives—The Promise of Microgrids
Join CFC’s Alisha Pinto as she explores the potential of microgrids to enhance energy resilience and efficiency for electric cooperatives.
Colorado CEO Talks Reliability in the Face of Extreme Weather
Join CORE Electric Cooperative CEO Pam Feuerstein for a conversation on technology planning and financial opportunities used to harden CORE’s electric system in a terr...
Industry Insights: Unleashing the Potential of DERMS
Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda to discover how distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) revolutionize energy management.
Industry Insights: Commercial Power Demand Drives Electricity Sales
Join CFC’s Chris Whittle in an update on recent growth in electric demand and what is driving the increase in the commercial power sector, including the top 10 states ...
Industry Insights: The Truth About EV Sales
Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda as he gets to the bottom of EV news headlines and digs into the data behind EV sales. Plus, learn what electric cooperatives may need to focus...
Quick Guide to CFC Investments
Join CFC Vice President of Capital Markets Vu Ly for an episode on the ins and outs of CFC investment options. Learn what resources CFC provides, gain insight into bui...
Industry Insights: Wildfires Spark Industry Change, Drive Up Costs for Electric Utilities
Join CFC’s Alisha Pinto for an update on how an increase in U.S. wildfires is affecting utilities from insurance coverage to investments in capital expenditures and te...
Industry Insights: New FERC Rule Impacts 2024 Interconnection Queue
Join CFC’s Chris Whittle for an update on how a new FERC ruling will impact the waitlist for renewable project interconnection.
Industry Insights: How Co-op Virtual Power Plants Stack Up Against Google, Tesla
Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda as he dives into a handful of cooperative use cases that highlight the potential of demand response programs.
Using Alert Systems To Protect Members from Scammers
In this episode of Solutions Cast, we speak with Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (PVREA) Strategic Communications Director Sam Taggart about the innovative ap...
Industry Insights: Solar Panel End-of-Life Management
CFC’s Alisha Pinto as she discusses the current landscape of solar panel retirements and what value solar panel recycling can add.