Friday | February 28, 2025
Coffee, Cookies and The Co-op
I typically have a box of cookies available at each monthly Board meeting. Usually, it’s just a box of Oreos. But occasionally we live on the wild sid...
Friday | January 31, 2025
What is Grid Capacity?
Most people don’t think about grid capacity, demand or what it takes to generate and deliver the electrons that power their lives. People just want to...
Tuesday | December 31, 2024
Balancing Electricity Supply and Demand
Electricity is essential for nearly every aspect of daily life––so essential that we rarely think about how it’s produced and delivered to our homes. ...
Sunday | December 1, 2024
2024 Year in Review
Time is strange. When you are a kid, it never goes fast enough, and you can't wait to be an adult. But, when you are older, it goes too fast, and you...
Tuesday | October 1, 2024
10 Things You Might Not Know About Power Outages and Restoration
Have you ever watched a video or TV show where a person is cooking a meal, then suddenly, they snap their fingers, and the meal is plated and ready t...
Sunday | September 1, 2024
EPA’s Power Plant Rule Threatens Electric Reliability
As a consumer-member of Union County Electric Cooperative, keeping the lights on at a cost you can afford is the focal point of everything we do. Tran...
Thursday | August 1, 2024
Keeping the Power Flowing
June 23rd started off as a normal Sunday in early Summer for Union County Electric Cooperative. Our members on the northern end of our service territo...
Monday | July 1, 2024
Reliability? The Silver Bullet is Skilled Workers.
In May, I was approached by T&D World, which is an online trade magazine to write an article about how our small Co-op is making an impact in our area...