Overton Power District #5 CEO MeLissa Garcia met with us to discuss how her utility tackles national hot-button topics like wildfire mitigation, managing population growth, and stewardship of local resources when evaluating datacenter projects.

Empowering Perspectives brings us to the Meridian Enterprise APEX user conference, where our CBDO Nichole Eshbaugh sits down with two utility leaders, Dennis Mcfee of Yazoo City PSC, and Charlie West of Lowell Light & Power, to discuss how they tackle the technological opportunities and challenges facing modern utilities.

In part two of our first Empowering Perspectives conversation, Doug discusses the financial and legislative considerations that impact co-op technology decisions, the challenges that come with serving a membership with diverse preferences, and the importance of trust when partnering with technology vendors.

In the first interview of our new Empowering Perspectives series, Cuivre River EC CEO Doug Tracy offers his insights on the evolving role of technology in the cooperative space. Doug discusses embracing AI, investing in cybersecurity, and why co-ops are well-positioned in our increasingly technological future.