Along Those Lines

← Along Those Lines13 Oct 2025 · 32 min

Electric Co-ops Mount Multipronged Campaign to Improve FEMA

Electric Co-ops Mount Multipronged Campaign to Improve FEMA13 Oct 202532 min

FEMA provides crucial funding to co-ops after disasters, allowing them to restore power faster and make their infrastructure more resilient while limiting related costs for members. But FEMA is far from perfect, with many co-ops facing issues with accessing funding. Hear from NRECA's Jim Matheson, Florida Electric Cooperatives Association's Mike Bjorklund and Vermont Electric Co-op's Rebecca Towne on why FEMA is so essential and how a bipartisan bill in Congress could improve the agency.