North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives

Programs

1. Publications and Graphic Arts Services:NORTH DAKOTA LIVING- Published 12 monthly North Dakota Living magazines, including 1,392 unique local pages for 16 electric cooperatives to communicate with their members. - Launched a redesigned cover, accomplishing one of the recommendations from the North Dakota Living Study Committee, to add colored cooperative logos to the front and back magazine covers and offer more opportunity for local co-op personalization, strengthening the connection North Dakota Living is provided by electric cooperatives. - Selected as a 2025 media partner with the Western ND Honor Flight. Staff members Kennedy DeLap, John Kary and Cally Peterson traveled with 227 veterans on all-expense-paid trips to Washington, D.C., in September to photograph and document the experience, ultimately sharing it with readers in North Dakota Living's first cover-to-cover tribute to veterans published in November. - Completed the four-part Cost of Your Power series, which examined electric industry pressures and how they impact the price of electricity. The series covered supply chain and inflation, wholesale power, and balancing supply and demand. - Introduced North Dakota Living…

2. Safety Training Services:APPRENTICESHIP- Administered apprenticeship and instructional programs in the trades of lineworker, meter technician, relay technician, and substation technician reaching 78 participants.- Graduated 15 lineworkers and 1 meter technician.- Programs support the growth and complexity of training a skilled workforce.- Administered scholarship dollars to eligible apprentices and supported veterans in receiving GI Bill benefits.TRAINING- Provided safety meetings and special programs reaching 4,392 member-employees over 323 training days.- Coordinated the 61st annual Apprenticeship, Training and Safety Conference, which attracted 293 attendees.- Provided specialized training in hotline work, tree trimming and transformer connections to 117 participants.- Hosted digger derrick operator training at the Lineworker Training Center and certified 15 participants.- Provide first aid/CPR/AED training for 49 BSC lineworker students preparing them to enter the workforce.SAFETY/LOSS CONTROL- Collaborated with cooperatives and NDDES during the severe summer weather events which resulted in an estimated $18 million of damages. If awarded, the presidential declarations would…

3. Government Relations & Communication Services:GOVERNMENT RELATIONS- Successful legislative session: Avoiding harmful proposals on large load siting, securing favorable policies on coal conversion tax relief extension, passed a bill outlining the creation of voluntary Wildfire Mitigation Plans, achieved passage of support for rural grocery sustainability, and avoided bills being introduced on utility shutoff limits and guy wire marking.- Worked with member-cooperatives to coordinate educational and relationship-building opportunities with local legislators.- Engaged member-cooperatives, congressional members and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) to promote achievable and sensible public policies related to energy, electricity and the environment.- Facilitated North Dakota's participation in NRECA's Legislative Conference and the fall fly-in in Washington, D.C.- Coordinated Rural Electric Political Action Committee (REPAC) meetings and provided support to statewide and legislative candidates who support electric cooperative issues.COMMUNICATIONS- Developed and implemented the NDAREC Strategic Communications plan. - Transformed and redesigned the NDAREC…

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense.