Reliability

Iowa’s electric cooperatives are investing in the future while protecting the members they serve. Learn how thoughtful planning can support reliability, affordability and economic growth.

Every time you flip a switch, an enormous network works behind the scenes to deliver reliable electricity. Meet the organization that helps keep North America's power grid secure and discover why its work matters to your electric cooperative.

When everyone uses more energy at the same time, it puts more stress on the electric grid and requires more expensive electricity to meet the need. To reduce energy use and strain on the grid during peak times, we can adopt habits in our homes.

For Iowa’s electric cooperatives, energy policy remained a central focus throughout the 2026 Legislative Session. Electric cooperatives are always focused on protecting affordable and reliable electric service, and we do so at the Statehouse by supporting various legislative proposals and preventing harmful policies from advancing.

To keep up with growing electric demand, new transmission equipment must be built, and existing transmission lines must be upgraded with the latest technology to move larger amounts of electricity, improve reliability and withstand Mother Nature.

Electric co-ops are experiencing more extreme weather events all across the country and are busy preparing, planning and forecasting differently than they have in the past.

During the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives’ (IAEC) annual meeting, Mike Partin, president of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, sat down with Leslie Kaufman, IAEC executive vice president and general manager, to discuss important energy topics.

In late September staff from Iowa's electric cooperatives met with Iowa’s Congressional offices to discuss issues facing co-ops and the communities we serve.

No matter where you travel across the U.S., you’ll always find a place to plug in your phone charger. But while the power itself may be consistent, the organizations behind it often are not. Learn how electric co-ops stand out from other providers.

In late April, a group of nearly 30 co-op advocates joined other co-op leaders from across the country for the spring legislative fly-in to Washington, D.C., for face-to-face meetings with elected officials to discuss issues important to co-op member-consumers.