Co-op News March 16, 2026

Cooperative Innovation ‘Essential’ in Today’s Environment

SECO Energy CEO Curtis Wynn discusses how innovation at electric cooperatives should be tied to specific challenges in a cooperative’s changing environment and guided by long-term strategy rather than the status quo.

Wynn explains how rising member expectations and technology-dependent loads make innovation essential and that cooperatives can build an innovative culture through employee engagement, incentive programs and accountability.