Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative (NIPCO) experienced a transmission‑level outage at 16:45 on May 4 after the NIPCO Control Center was immediately alerted to the event by NIPCO’s internal protection system of any outage on the L3 to Sioux City transmission line. This line includes several electric transmission substations that serve members of North West REC. In response, NIPCO’s electric system operated as designed, automatically opening the line.

Iowa REC representatives gather at the Iowa State Capitol for the 2026 "REC Day on the Hill" advocacy event on March 17 in Des Moines, Iowa.

NIPCO is proud to announce the recipients of our scholarship program for the 2025-2026 academic school year.