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December 5, 2025

Have you ever wondered how your electric cooperative keeps your lights on during maintenance work, or how quickly they restore power during an outage? One of the ways we do this is through a process called backfeeding. While it might sound technical, it’s a simple and effective way to shorten how long you’re without power. Backfeeding is like having a backup route for electricity. Imagine your usual road to work is closed for repairs. Instead of staying home, you take a detour on another road to get to your destination. Backfeeding works the same way, but instead of cars, it...

November 17, 2025



November 12, 2025

By: Jeff McCallister Last February, WKYC-TV in Cincinnati had a warning for its viewers: “Get ready, Ohio: Your energy bill will be higher this summer.” In April, an AEP Ohio official told WBNS-TV in Columbus that customers should expect their bills to jump by an average of $27 beginning in June. “Electricity price surge,” screamed a headline on Cleveland.com in late July, over a story that said Ohioans were seeing increases that averaged 10% to 15%. The story explained that a record-breaking auction in the wholesale electricity market last year had set higher prices for future supply, and that was...

November 11, 2025

Just as you pull out your winter gear before you need it, prepping your home for the coming season is a great idea. If you prepare in the fall for colder weather, you’ll be glad when you receive your first winter electric bill. The following steps can be taken now to use less energy at home before the winter chill sets in. They also help lower strain on the electric grid during extreme winter weather, when energy use is at its peak in your community. First, let’s consider your home’s layers. Just like layering up those winter flannels, fleeces, and...

October 19, 2025



October 1, 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The President and CEO of Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives, Craig Grooms, was in Washington D.C. Monday to support plans to spur coal production and boost its use for more reliable, affordable, safe electricity generation. The Department of Energy announced it will invest $625 million to upgrade and keep open coal plants that planned to retire amid strict, costly EPA regulations that have since been loosened. The Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum also announced Monday plans to open 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leases to expand coal-fired power generation to fuel the growth of artificial intelligence...