July is National Ice Cream Month, so designated by the late President Ronald Reagan to pay tribute to his favorite dessert. Nowhere in the U.S.  does this recognition mean more to community development than Le Mars and the rural electric cooperative that serves it.

Thirty-eight high school students representing Iowa’s locally owned electric cooperatives traveled to Washington, D.C., from June 14-20 and joined more than 1,900 other students from across the nation for the 2019 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour.

Like nearly all technological advancements, energy storage technology continues to evolve. Where storage technology is being evaluated to be most affordable and efficient for consumers is for larger scale, energy and electricity use.