Newsletter: Franchise Renewals must Give Consumers a Voice

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Partners for Affordable and Reliable Energy (PARE) appeals to Congress to place consumers at the center of electric cooperative franchise renewals.

The group said the approval process should not rely solely on technical reports and regulatory evaluations. It must also consider the actual experiences of consumers who pay for and depend on electric service every day.

Newsletter: Consumer Group calls for transparency on NEA’s Regulatory Boundaries

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The Partners for Affordable and Reliable Energy (PARE) urges the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to publicly address allegations and concerns raised by member-consumer-owners (MCOs) about what appears to be increasing interference in the internal affairs and operations of electric cooperatives.