Energetics researches and tracks relevant information and writes and edits articles for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Cooperative Research Network (CRN) bi-monthly magazine, Tech Surveillance.
Client Need
To keep member utilities informed on CRN's research efforts and technological advances, NRECA required a publication composed of news and in-depth features on new technologies, products, and business services affecting electric cooperatives, as well as articles covering all research areas, including digital communications technology, renewable energy, and distributed generation.
Solution
For the bi-monthly online publication, Energetics utilizes the expertise of science and technology staff to research articles and writes and edits original and timely content in a journalistic style. We talk with cooperatives, vendors, and technology specialists, combs through industry reports, new product information, and the latest program activities in the energy arena to offer readers quick and easy-to-read updates. Over five years, our team has interviewed more than 1,000 experts, utilities, and ICT vendors, and written more than 450 articles.
Results
CRN distributes the information to cooperative utility managers, who use it to determine the value of new technologies, assist them in decision making, and advise them as they undertake new programs and policies.