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Month April 2023
A Gratifying — and Electrifying — Adventure in Guatemala
This spring, Mike Teegarden made a long-awaited trip to Guatemala with a crew of lineworkers to bring power to the small rural village of Ventura. Learn more about the project, a partnership between NRECA International and Oregon Empowers, and Mike's personal experience capturing pictures of both the crews and villagers.
Why I’m Ready to CONNECT
Coming to CONNECT? Justin Caudell, one of Pioneer’s Florida-based utility storytellers, shares tips for making the most out of your trip to Jacksonville.
Wanted: Your Ideas via the Pioneer Pulse Survey!
Share your ideas and insights in the Pioneer Pulse! Help us identify helpful content, communication challenges and evolving needs. As a thank-you, we’re giving away one Pioneer-branded Solo Stove to a lucky Utility Pioneer who shares her or his ideas on the 35-question survey! Learn how you can help strengthen your communications co-op.
Utility Pioneers Shine in Spotlight Awards
We love celebrating when Utility Pioneers shine! Here's a list of NRECA Spotlight on Excellence award winners who are members of our co-op, with links to some of their award-winning ideas. We’re in the spotlight, too; Pioneer won two Gold Spotlight on Excellence Awards for Most Innovative Use of Digital Communication and Best Total Communication Program!
Sparks Fly Between Public Power Underground and Rival Podcast
An ongoing feud between beloved podcast Public Power Underground and its self-described “more profitable audio alternative,” Private Power Overhead, heated up this week in a charged exchange between hosts on the two shows. Learn how the audio animosity began to amplify and make waves in the public power world.