No more 'second-class' treatment, rural utility providers tell Congress

CEOs from rural power providers will descend on Congress this week with the message that “second-class service” will no longer be tolerated and their customers deserve the same treatment as those who live in cities.

The utility bosses will be in Washington for two days of lobbying that begins Monday. The big push on Capitol Hill is part of the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association’s legislative conference to push energy’s role in the coming Farm Bill.