Rural Power offers Kansas and national electric cooperative news with articles on the rural electric and energy industry and focuses on the activities of KEC and its member systems. To subscribe to this digital newsletter, email ruralpower@kec.org. You can also find an archive of past issues below. Click on the year to view monthly issues.
- KEC Board names Lee Tafanelli as new CEO
- Industry, legislative updates planned for KEC Annual Meeting
- Doniphan selects Dan O’Brien as new manager
- Charles Ayers to be inducted into the Kansas Cooperative Council Hall of Fame
- Sub. SB 69 study of Kansas retail rates released
- Lyon-Coffey, Radiant electric cooperatives become 4 Rivers
- Sunflower, Mid-Kansas Electric merge
- KEC Day at the Capitol focuses on co-op advocacy
- Sumner-Cowley Electric names Adams new CEO, retirement reception planned for Clete Rains
- Kansas co-ops receive national recognition for achieving 5-Star Co-op status
- Legislator, industry leader, and trooper among KEC Annual Meeting speakers
- Charles Ayers inducted into the KCC Hall of Fame
- Electric cooperatives respond to COVID-19
- Sunflower to purchase power from largest solar farm in Kansas
- Kansas co-ops support KidWind Challenge
- NRECA’s Youth Leadership Council program promotes co-op engagement
- KEC finds new ways to serve member-cooperatives
- Doniphan and Nemaha-Marshall boards consider consolidation
- TCEC’s JuliAnn Graham re-elected to CCC Board
- KEC to offer virtual HR Summit the week of May 18
- Pandemic leads KEC Board to adopt virtual meetings
- Prairie Land selects Kirk Girard to succeed Chuck Look as CEO
- Canceled youth programs look for online opportunities to engage with students
- Kansas communicators earn national Spotlight on Excellence awards
- Co-ops introduce Sunflower Electric Economic Development
- KEC cancels summer meeting, directors courses to go online
- Nolan Numrich to join Western’s staff
- Kansas co-op communicators find ways to stay connected
- Alumna from the 1966 Youth Tour shares memories
- Sen. Pat Roberts and Rep. Steven Johnson have virtual meetings with youth delegates
- Kansas Co-ops Vote events kick off
- KEC to offer two online directors courses in July
- Alfalfa completes new headquarters
- Butler employees show commitment to community
- Bluestem’s new meeting space receives acoustic upgrade
- Stable electric rates goal of Nemaha-Marshall and Doniphan consolidation
- Electric cooperatives develop safety training pandemic protocols
- Touchstone Energy names new executive director
- Webinar, scholarship opportunity offered to students of canceled Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp
- Member-cooperative annual meeting recaps
- NRECA offers Online Regional Week
- Kansas Co-ops Vote events resume
- KEC sponsors ag forum senatorial debate
- Kansas Touchstone Energy to hold Annual Meeting
- Two Kansas ElectroRally races scheduled for fall
- Pandemic spurs changes to Co-op Month events
- Member-cooperative annual meeting recaps
- Kansas co-op leadership hosts virtual meetings with Kansas elected officials
- KEC Auxiliary launches scholarship program for youth program alumni
- Members reject proposed consolidation between Doniphan and Nemaha-Marshall
- Butler seeks CEO as longtime leader plans retirement
- Kansas Cooperative Council seeks Hall of Fame nominations
- KEC offers virtual CLE
- Kansas co-ops join forces to provide rate stability with solar power
- Doniphan's board names Don Hellwig as interim manager
- New directors Board Leadership course set for February
- Kansas linemen aid Oklahoma co-ops following early ice storm
- Lt. Governor Lynn Rogers to speak at KEC Annual Meeting
- NRECA Standing Resolutions Committee prepares recommendations
- KEC welcomes Shaylee Arpin
- Day of Service held as part of Gubernatorial Inaugural celebration
- 2019 HR Summit and NRECA Supervisor Course planned for April
- Kansas YLC representative to present at NRECA's Annual Meeting
- Electric co-ops have strong showing at Day at the Capitol
- Kansas Lieutenant Governor, industry leaders among KEC Annual Meeting speakers
- Rick Johnson joins KEPCo
- Coins keep safety in mind for the family of a Wheatland lineman
- KEC offers Speak Up, Listen Up! Training
- Ken Maginley inducted into the KCC Hall of Fame
- Angie Erickson named Twin Valley CEO
- Kansas co-op representatives serve on forums at NRECA's Annual Meeting
- Gov. Kelly appoints Susan Duffy to Kansas Corporation Commission
- Co-op annual meeting highlights
- KEC completes series of Speak Up!/Listen Up! workshops
- Kansas Corporation Commission approves Sunflower / Mid-Kansas merger
- Lane-Scott names Richard McLeon as General Manager
- Gov. Kelly signs utility bills into law
- Kansas students qualify for national wind turbine competition
- Co-op annual meeting highlights
- Co-ops strengthen connections during NRECA's Legislative Conference
- Lyon-Coffey names Dennis Svanes as General Manager
- KEC plans Co-ops Vote events for 2019
- ElectroRally program offers unique learning environment for students
- KEC staff volunteers for Topeka Day of Service event
- Co-op annual meeting highlights
- KEC's CEO Bruce Graham announces retirement plans
- KEC's Summer Meeting to off er a diverse lineup of speakers
- Sunflower breaks ground on largest solar project in Kansas
- Butler's Pony Meadows Solar Farm dedication set for July 25
- KEC hosts 2019 Supervisors Conference
- KEC shows support for 91st Kansas State FFA Convention
- Law Enforcement museum, government officials highlight 59th Youth Tour
- KEC to kick off the 2019 Summer Meeting
- CFC panel presentation focuses on cooperatives' loss of service territory
- Butler holds open house for Pony Meadows Solar Farm
- KEC Member Directory now available
- Supervisor and Manager Development Program courses registration now open
- KCRE to host 23rd annual Golf Open on Aug. 23
- Co-ops asked to support National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 24
- Students develop leadership, team working skills at the 2019 Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp
- KEC Summer Meeting Recap
- Upcoming Training: Supervisor and Manager Development Program Courses plus KMSDA
- KEC Plans Legislative Fly-In
- KCRE to Host 23rd Annual Golf Open on Aug. 23
- Co-op Officials Discuss Collaboration with Leadership Graduates
- KEC represented at Emergency Preparedness Meeting
- Co-ops Vote Events include Youth
- Co-ops to Sponsor Ag Forum and Safety Demo at the State Fair
- Kansas co-op representatives discuss tax policy implications during Legislative Fly-In
- Kansas co-op officials serve in leadership roles at the NRECA Region 7 Meeting
- Pioneer's Steve Epperson elected to CoBank board
- Kansas Touchstone Energy to hold Annual Meeting
- 35 teams raise funds for KCRE at annual Golf Open
- KEC to host Sales Tax Workshop prior to Accountants Club meeting
- Directors CCD and Board Leadership courses set for January
- Co-op linemen deliver safety message at Kansas State Fair
- Governor Kelly proclaims October as Co-op Month in Kansas
- KEC member co-ops invited to District Meetings
- Kansas Cooperative Hall of Fame nominations sought
- Kansas cooperatives celebrate Co-op Month
- Decorated Pioneer Electric Cooperative Trustee, Perry Rubart, retires
- KEC unveils new Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp video
- KEC meetings feature customer choice issues and “what if” workshop
- Heartland Electric Cooperative employees help save a life
- Kansas cooperatives respond to Arkansas mutual aid request
- Governor appoints KEC’s Leslie Kaufman to Kansas Complete Count Committee
- Kansas co-ops compete in International Lineman's Rodeo
- Victory Electric Cooperative employees go on the hunt for safety
- KEC prepares for annual meeting, legislative reception
- KEC offers Crisis Communications workshop
- Pioneer Electric celebrates 1 million hours with no lost time
- Kansas co-ops support #PassTheRURALAct
- KEC’s Co-ops Vote event series concludes
- Jan. 12
- Kansas managers share insights at CEO Close-Up
- KEC launches Members-Only section on statewide website
- KEC to host inaugural Day on the Hill
- A letter of thanks from a 1980 youth tour alumnus
- Peterson Farm Brothers to perform at KEC Annual Meeting
- Feb. 8
- Co-ops participate in KEC's "Day at the Capitol"
- Electric Co-op CEO named as RUS Administrator
- Several co-ops have new faces in leadership positions
- Co-ops invited to nominate veterans for CoBank/No Barriers program
- KEC Annual Meeting highlights
- March 16
- KEC's service territory bill now Kansas law
- Kansas Country Living staff completes review, names new printer
- Marcus Harris named ODEC President and CEO
- Mid-Kansas Electric Company announces Johnson Corner Solar Project
- Butler Electric Cooperative earns local business honors
- Pioneer's Kris Wagner serves as Kansas Youth Leadership Council representative
- April 20
- Co-ops rally at NRECA's Legislative Conference
- Kansas co-ops hold annual meetings
- KEC attends Congressman Marshall's roundtable
- Western Board announces Tom Ruth as General Manager
- May 25
- Gov. Colyer hosts ceremonial signing of Sub. SB 323
- KEC to return $1.65 million in patronage capital
- KEC efficiency improvement project close to complete
- Directors training at KEC Summer Meeting
- Lyon-Coffey hosts dedication of new headquarters
- Co-ops host town hall meetings for Sen. Jerry Moran
- June 22
- Lyon-Coffey and Radiant electric co-ops propose consolidation
- KEC prepares for open house, Summer Meeting in Overland Park
- Graham elected RESMA president
- FreeState hosts Kansas Listening Tour stop for Sen. Jerry Moran
- White House, government officials, and murals highlight 58th Youth Tour
- July 27
- KEC to kick off the 2018 Summer Meeting
- KEC to host open house of its newly renovated headquarters
- Tara Mays joins KEC's Government Relations team
- Two Kansas electric cooperatives name new managers
- Bruce Graham appointed to Cooperative Business Council
- KEC's Doug Shepherd named to Broadband Task Force
- Mid-Kansas Electric Company energizes 138 kV line transmission project
- CYLC students learn about connectedness, cooperation, and compassion
- Aug. 24
- Government, leadership featured at KEC Summer Meeting
- Lane named as KEPCo's Executive Vice President and CEO
- KEC requests co-op photos to display at headquarters
- KEC's Bruce Graham meets with Vice President Mike Pence
- Kansas electric cooperatives at the Kansas State Fair
- Kansas Touchstone Energy to hold Annual Meeting
- KEC Member Directory to be shipped next month
- Sept. 14
- Electric Cooperative linemen deliver safety message at Kansas State Fair
- Sen. Roberts staff applauds Kansas Country Living article
- Congressman Roger Marshall visits Ark Valley Electric Cooperative
- KEPCo hires Susan Cunningham as Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs, and General Counsel
- Electric co-ops to participate in Kansas Energy Efficiency Expo
- KEC requests co-op photos to display at headquarters
- Oct. 24
- Governor Colyer proclaims October as Co-op Month in Kansas
- Co-op officials represent Kansas at the NRECA Region 7 Meeting
- Kansas electric cooperatives plan post-election Co-ops Vote events
- Electric co-ops participate in Kansas Energy Efficiency Expo
- KEC staff accepts new challenges
- Kansas Cooperative Council seeks Hall of Fame nominations
- Nov. 16
- Consolidation vote passes at Lyon-Coffey and Radiant co-ops
- KEC announces speaker line up for annual meeting
- Kansas director serves as panelist at CFC's annual summit
- KEC's Co-ops Vote event series begins
- Members invited to visit KEC's updated website
- Dec. 14
- KEC prepares for annual meeting, legislative reception
- Kansas Electric Cooperatives to host Day at the Capitol
- Allan Miller to retire from Prairie Land
- Co-ops Vote event series concludes
- KEC launches new app
- Kansas co-ops show Christmas spirit