CFC Solutions Cast

Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda for a look at the evolving landscape of electric vehicles (EVs) and the role electric cooperatives can play.

Join CFC industry and policy expert Jan Ahlen and economic expert Sam Kem as they discuss this year's economic and industry environments and take a look at how trends in each affect the other. Explore the 2025 Industry and Economic Trends Report yourself at https://interactive.nrucfc.coop/trends-report-2025 . For questions and requests about economic topics, please contact economicresearch@nrucfc....

Join Dairyland Power Cooperative Chief Information Officer Nate Melby and Business Applications Supervisor Vlad Tsoy to learn how the cooperative is leveraging various types of AI technology through an internally developed VoltWrite solution. Melby and Tsoy discuss valuable insights into how electric cooperatives can strategically adopt AI to support their workforce and enhance member engagement. ...

Join CFC’s Chris Whittle to learn how the U.S. is revolutionizing its battery manufacturing landscape, potentially transforming the future of renewable energy and electric reliability for cooperatives nationwide.

Join Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) CEO John Bartley as he looks back at the impact his cooperative felt when faced with a direct hit from Hurricane Michael.     GCEC is a distribution cooperative serving more than 20,000 meters and 2,500 miles of line in six counties and six municipalities across the southern panhandle of Florida.     Discover what it takes to lead an electric cooperative...

Join CFC’s Alisha Pinto as she explores the potential of microgrids to enhance energy resilience and efficiency for electric cooperatives.

Join CORE Electric Cooperative CEO Pam Feuerstein for a conversation on technology planning and financial opportunities used to harden CORE’s electric system in a territory at high risk for weather events, including wildfires.    CORE is the largest electric cooperative in Colorado, providing electric power to more than 375,000 residents. CORE serves 5,000 square miles, including portions of 11 co...

Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda to discover how distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) revolutionize energy management.

Join CFC’s Chris Whittle in an update on recent growth in electric demand and what is driving the increase in the commercial power sector, including the top 10 states seeing the most electricity consumption.  

Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda as he gets to the bottom of EV news headlines and digs into the data behind EV sales. Plus, learn what electric cooperatives may need to focus on when making infrastructure decisions regarding EVs.  

Join CFC Vice President of Capital Markets Vu Ly for an episode on the ins and outs of CFC investment options. Learn what resources CFC provides, gain insight into building board policy and find out how cooperatives can better manage cash flow.  

Join CFC’s Alisha Pinto for an update on how an increase in U.S. wildfires is affecting utilities from insurance coverage to investments in capital expenditures and technology.

Join CFC’s Chris Whittle for an update on how a new FERC ruling will impact the waitlist for renewable project interconnection.

Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda as he dives into a handful of cooperative use cases that highlight the potential of demand response programs. 

In this episode of Solutions Cast, we speak with Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (PVREA) Strategic Communications Director Sam Taggart about the innovative approach PVREA is using to warn cooperative members of local scammers.  Taggart discusses the scam alert system his team has put in place to protect members from an age-old problem while achieving positive member engagement during a mo...

CFC’s Alisha Pinto as she discusses the current landscape of solar panel retirements and what value solar panel recycling can add. 

Join CFC’s Chris Whittle for an update on natural gas prices as he explains the latest trends in natural gas growth.

Listen to the latest episode of CFC Solutions Cast to hear how Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson stepped into the role for the first time and how she addressed personal challenges, rate changes and technology upgrades. What did Johnson learn over a year full of change? Cherryland Electric Cooperative—located in Grawn, Michigan—is a distribution cooperative serving more than 38,000...

Join CFC’s Brian Sloboda for an update on the risks AI poses in cybersecurity and how to raise awareness among your staff.

Watch CFC Vice President Jan Ahlen for insights on data center growth and how artificial intelligence may drive significant power demand.

Listen to CFC’s Alisha Pinto for an update on the electric grid, areas for concern and what cooperatives can do to enhance reliability. 

CFC has launched the first episode of a new videocast series—CFC Solutions Cast: Industry Insights—which will focus on bite sized pieces of industry news and how it may impact electric cooperatives. The bi-weekly videocast will feature CFC’s industry team, who will highlight the most important and relevant topics electric cooperatives are facing today and in the future. Join Chris Whittle for an u...

In this episode of CFC Solutions Cast, CFC Director of Utility Research & Policy Brian Sloboda connects the dots on artificial intelligence (AI) and important business questions cooperatives should consider asking during implementation of new AI technology. He highlights cooperative use cases and potential ways to integrate AI into business processes and systems.   Listen to the latest episode...

In this episode of CFC Solutions Cast, we count down the top three Solutions Cast episodes of 2023 and discover which of those trends are accelerating into 2024. CFC Vice President of Utility Research & Policy Jan Ahlen discusses the key electric utility sector trends in store this year, ranging from opportunities for using artificial intelligence to recent headlines challenging the growth of...

Educating the Next Generation of Co-op CEOs—Top Tips for Developing Leadership Talent In this episode of CFC Solutions Cast, we speak with NRECA Executive and Staff Education Director Gary Pfann about what he’s learned during his more than 25 years of training cooperative executives. Pfann shares his expertise on building the next generation of cooperative leaders who are ready to meet the challen...