On Your Side June 2, 2025 CFC’s 2025 Corporate Citizenship Report Is Now Available The report highlights the ways CFC and its electric cooperative members advance the greater good on behalf of the communities they serve.
On Your Side June 17, 2024 CFC’s 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report Is Now Available The report includes details about CFC’s support of electric cooperatives’ investments in renewable energy, grid resilience and broadband.
energy-tech June 3, 2024 Federal Tax Credits Recharge Battery Storage Advancements in battery technology, favorable public policy and consumer interest have pushed battery storage into the limelight.
energy-tech March 25, 2024 Supply Chain Will Make or Break Solar Energy Boom With solar generation capacity expected to expand by 43% this year, will solar photovoltaic availability and cost help or hinder growth.
Co-op News November 27, 2023 CEEUS Expands into Mid-Atlantic with CFC Support South Carolina-based Cooperative Electric Energy Utility Supply to expand its service territory into Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.
Co-op News November 13, 2023 Due Diligence, Planning Lead to Successful Broadband Project Orange County REMC members are receiving another benefit of the growth of its subsidiary, positive margins helping to offset some costs.
energy-tech October 30, 2023 CFC, NRCO Share Updated IRA Opportunities and Considerations Electric cooperatives now have significant opportunities to harness federal incentives to deploy clean energy technologies.
Co-op News October 2, 2023 CFC Helps Cooperative Bring Broadband to Rural Indiana The pandemic drove the need for high-speed broadband so Kosciusko Rural EMC decided to meet the challenge following a feasibility study.
On Your Side August 21, 2023 Oregon Cooperatives Light Up Guatemalan Village A team of volunteer electric cooperative line workers witnessed residents of a rural Guatemalan town turn on the lights for the first time.
On Your Side July 24, 2023 Cooperative Family Fund Helps Support Co-op Families The Cooperative Family Fund was established at the end of 2022 to support children of electric cooperative employees who died.
cfc-news June 5, 2023 Explore the Corporate Citizenship Report Digital Experience CFC’s report is now available via an interactive digital experience on the website or as a PDF download.
energy-tech October 10, 2022 Battery Storage Costs Expected To Continue To Rise Through 2023 Rising costs and supply chain challenges are hindering battery energy storage system additions, lagging behind the pace of wind and solar.
energy-tech September 12, 2022 Government Tax Credits To Drive Electric Vehicle Adoption Will U.S. government incentives help achieve the ambitious EV adoption goal of reaching 50 percent share of all new car sales by 2030?
energy-tech August 29, 2022 Summer Heat Puts the U.S. Electric Grid to the Test Growing populations and extreme weather events are pushing the electric grid to the brink.
cfc-news August 29, 2022 CFC Issues Second Sustainability Bond for Electric Co-ops Net proceeds from the $400 million bond will be allocated to finance broadband projects.
Co-op News August 15, 2022 Hoosier State Electric, Telco Co-ops Expand Broadband Access Southern Indiana Power partnered with a telephone cooperative to leverage their strengths and provide high-speed internet to their members.
Co-op News July 18, 2022 Indiana Electric, Telco Co-ops Team Up for Broadband Expansion Southeastern Indiana REMC partnered with SEI Communications to expand broadband access at a lower cost than going alone.
cfc-news June 13, 2022 CFC 2022 Corporate Citizenship Report Now Available The report highlights how CFC empowers electric co-ops to fulfill their mission of service while helping to create a more sustainable world.
cfc-news April 11, 2022 CFC Special Report on Energy Resilience Now Available Electric cooperatives across the country are taking different approaches to prepare for and adapt to weather-related disruptions.
Co-op News March 28, 2022 Hoosier Energy Uses Strategic Intelligence To Identify Risk The G&T cooperative’s work to formalize its ESG processes and priorities has been well received by the financial community.
energy-tech March 14, 2022 Tar Heel Co-ops Add Battery Storage To Boost Grid Resilience North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives plan to install 40 MW of battery storage across the state to improve resiliency and reliability.
Co-op News January 18, 2022 Kansas Co-op Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility Wheatland Electric Cooperative opened a new operations facility featuring an outdoor green park designed to educate members and students.
cfc-news November 1, 2021 Don Shares Outlook on Economic Recovery, Future of Investing Find out what CFC CEO Andrew Don shared about the U.S. economic recovery and the coming generational wealth transfer.
Co-op News October 18, 2021 Prairie State Co-op Celebrates Opening of CFC-Financed HQ MJM Electric Cooperative built a new energy efficient headquarters to better meet its members’ needs and business operations.
energy-tech October 4, 2021 Learn From Members’ Electric Vehicle Rate Design Projects CFC’s case studies highlight three approaches to implementing dynamic pricing to support member electric vehicle adoption and home charging.
energy-tech October 4, 2021 Redefining How Battery Storage Scales for the Long Haul Multiday duration battery storage systems have the potential to solve the challenges of variable renewable energy.
energy-tech September 7, 2021 Midwest Co-ops’ CHARGE EV Network Set To Double in Size Midwestern co-ops are working together to create a national network of EV charging stations to ease consumer concerns about range anxiety.
cfc-news September 7, 2021 CFC Releases First Sustainability Bond Report Following the co-op network’s first sustainability bond issuance, CFC released its inaugural Sustainability Bond Report.
Podcast solutions-cast September 7, 2021 Why Cooperatives Should Tell Their Story Learn what ESG means for cooperatives, how ESG impacts investor views as well as what role it plays when communicating with members.
Co-op News August 23, 2021 Vermont Cooperative Invites Members to BYOB in Pilot Program Proactively engaging member-consumers with energy storage systems has the potential to benefit both electric co-ops and individual members.
cfc-news July 26, 2021 Andrew Don Talks Economy, Markets, ESG at IAEC Meeting CFC chief shares his thoughts on the U.S. economy and continued importance of environmental, social and governance activities.
energy-tech July 12, 2021 CFC Helps Missouri Co-op EVolve With New Rate Option Find out how BEC and CFC worked on rate strategies that would support members with EV loads and interests in time-varying rates.
Co-op News June 1, 2021 Georgia Co-ops Help Commercial Member Meet ESG Goals Two Georgia co-ops worked together to build an award-winning solar solution for an automotive processing facility in Georgia.
Co-op News May 3, 2021 Granite State Co-op Hosts VP Harris to Discuss Broadband New Hampshire Electric Cooperative hosted Vice President Harris to discuss the cooperative’s efforts to expand high-speed internet access.
cfc-news May 3, 2021 Financial Services Career Prepared Don to Meet Co-ops’ Needs CFC CEO Andrew Don will use his 35 years of financial experience to ensure CFC continues to be its members’ most trusted financial resource.
energy-tech April 19, 2021 Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Pursues Net-Zero Goal ODEC is taking a risk-managed approach to achieve its emissions target by 2050 to meet changing member expectations, laws and regulations.
energy-tech April 5, 2021 2020 Solar Growth Sets Record, Primed to Quadruple by 2030 Utility-scale solar made up the bulk of the 2020 U.S. capacity growth while residential installs also set an annual record.
Co-op News March 8, 2021 CFC Helps Roanoke EC Launch New EV Subscription Rate Program Tar Heel State co-op launches pilot plan that encourages members to purchase EVs by making it easier to charge at home.
cfc-news March 8, 2021 Petersen Touts Co-op Opportunities at NRECA PowerXchange CFC CEO describes electric cooperatives’ strength and ability to meet member-consumers’ values-based expectations.
Co-op News February 22, 2021 Big Rivers Lowers Costs, Boosts Supply Diversity with Solar The long-term power purchase agreements for three new solar projects will result in a trifecta of benefits for the G&T and its members.
Co-op News February 8, 2021 Kentucky Co-ops To Supply New Carbon-Neutral Distillery Kentucky G&T and distribution cooperatives are working together to meet their members’ renewable energy needs and preparing for the future.
energy-tech February 8, 2021 Green Hydrogen Interest Expands as an Energy Transition Fuel Hydrogen has been used as a fuel since the 1800s and could be part of the equation to help countries transition to low-carbon economies.
energy-tech February 8, 2021 CFC Uses Telecom Lending Background To Support Broadband Expansion CFC expert shares the benefits of electric co-ops working with local telecom providers to deliver broadband services to their communities.
Co-op News December 14, 2020 Show-Me State Co-op Drives Electric School Bus Adoption Lewis County REC worked with federal and state governments and its G&T to secure electric school buses for two local school systems.
cfc-news December 14, 2020 Petersen and Allen Discuss the Importance of Rural Broadband Sheldon Petersen and Joel Allen share the importance of broadband in rural communities, project experiences and member broadband resources.
energy-tech November 2, 2020 CFC Supports Growing Member Broadband Interest CFC’s Joel Allen shares how CFC and NCSC offer flexible financing and services to meet members’ broadband needs at any project stage.
cfc-news October 27, 2020 Petersen: Co-ops’ Strengths Offer Benefit in COVID Response CFC CEO Sheldon Petersen highlights three key co-op strengths and looks to the future in what is likely his last Regional Meeting speech.
cfc-news October 15, 2020 Petersen, Don Discuss ESG, CFC's Sustainability Bond CFC’s Sheldon Petersen and Andrew Don discuss how CFC developed and went to market with its successful Sustainability Bond.
cfc-news October 15, 2020 CFC Closes $400 Million, 10-Year Sustainability Bond CFC’s inaugural Sustainability Bond proceeds will be used to finance members’ projects with environmental and social-economic benefits.