NRECA and Statewides MUST Reinvent Themselves Today or Become Extinct: A Forensic Analysis of Where the Old Model Breaks

How AI and Technology Are Forcing Statewides and NRECA to Reinvent Themselves

Electric cooperative leaders see the change.

AI is not some future threat. It is transforming operations now. Local distribution co-ops are not just adding new tools. They are building entirely new real-time capabilities in engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and data analytics.

These changes demand new communications approaches, new governance habits, and new support from associations.

Statewides and NRECA cannot keep offering one-size-fits-all content or slow, bureaucratic support. Their old model no longer fits the speed and complexity of local co-op work.

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