Electric Co-ops Mount Multipronged Campaign to Improve FEMA
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of FEMA funding for electric co-ops and potential improvements through bipartisan legislation.
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.
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