NRECA Defense Summits Address Military's Evolving Energy Needs

About this episode

The episode discusses the Defense Summits addressing the evolving energy needs of the military and the challenges of grid modernization.

More than 140 electric co-ops serve Department of Defense facilities or Coast Guard stations, and co-ops own, operate and maintain the power distribution grids at 31 military installations through utility privatization contracts. Hear from NRECA's Lauren Khair, Kodiak Electric Association's Dan Menth and Kotzebue Electric Association's Tom Atkinson about a new series of Defense Summits to tackle grid modernization ch allen ges amid the changing energy needs of our armed services.

People in this episode

Guests: Lauren Khair, Dan Menth, Tom Atkinson

Topics covered

• energy
• military
• grid modernization

Keywords

• electric co-ops
• Department of Defense
• Coast Guard
• utility privatization

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