Cardinal Plant is one of four remaining coal plants operating in ²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù, and is owned by ²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù's Electric Cooperatives members.

Washington, D.C. – America’s Power, the only national trade organization whose sole mission is to advocate at the federal and state levels on behalf of the U.S.

Pictured top row, left to right: Doug Miller The Community Foundation of ²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù's Electric Cooperatives; Kent Eldridge, Buckeye REC; Alan Amos, President, ²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù Line Supervisors Association; Brandon Hale, Blake's stepfather; Bottom row: Krista Smith, Buckeye REC; Brandie Hale, Blake's mom; Derek Brown, Scioto County Technical Career Center.

Lucasville, OH—The ²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù Line Supervisors Association presented a check for $16,304.81 to Scioto County Career Technical Center Monday, November 20, to continue its s

Reliability of electricity at risk

You flip a switch in your home, and light fills a dark room.   You plug in your cell phone, and it’s charged in an hour.   You fill a refrigerator with food, and it’s cold or frozen in minutes.

Electricity transmission lines

Columbus, OH—Last Christmas, ²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù came within minutes of experiencing blackouts over the holiday due to electricity demand exceeding available power supply.

For the first time, all 24 ²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù cooperatives have an apprentice enrolled in the COLT program.

North Western Electric Cooperative RESAP

Adams REC has joined the RESAP program which means we now have 100% participation in ²»Á¼ÈËÑо¿Ëù and WV! Their first onsite observation will be scheduled for 2024.

The ST&LP department’s proposed training topics for 2024 have been approved by the Safety Curriculum Subcommittee and the ST&LP committee and can be downloaded by

OEC President and CEO Pat O'Loughlin and Buckeye Rural Electric CEO Kent Eldridge at 2023 OLSA Golf Scramble.

The 2023 OLSA Golf Scramble took place on September 1 at Glenross Golf Club.