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Congratulations to Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative on its new website!

Serving members and celebrating rural communities guided this project, and we’re proud to have worked alongside the SWREA team to make it happen. The result pairs practical online services with a design that feels connected to the people and places it represents.

Discover the cooperative story behind these design choices: https://www.powerfulweb.com/case-study/southwest-arkansas-electric-cooperative/

18 cooperative voices, amplified through 1 statewide association.

Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association has an important story to carry across Oregon. Its refreshed website gives the association new ways to communicate its mission, bring key issues forward, and connect visitors with the work behind the cooperative difference.

See how the design helps ORECA speak to audiences across Oregon: https://www.powerfulweb.com/case-study/oregon-rural-electric-cooperative-association/

Some of the most meaningful moments at NIC happened outside the sessions.

We enjoyed reconnecting with clients and friends from across the public power community, including a few familiar faces from Kitsap Public Utility District and Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc.. We also had the chance to roll up our sleeves and help clean up a local school garden with the volunteer team.

Thanks to Northwest Public Power Association - NWPPA for a week that left us energized and ready to carry the lessons forward.

We had plenty of good conversations at Northwest Public Power Association - NWPPA's NIC — and a little competition, too.

Our dartboard kept things lively throughout the conference, and we loved seeing so many people stop by and take a turn.

Congratulations to Eric Dahl from Benton PUD, winner of a customized dartboard for his utility! A special shoutout to keynote speaker Damian Radcliffe and his 5-year-old son, Rafi, for teaming up in pursuit of the high score.

Thanks to everyone who joined the fun!

We’re grateful for another incredible Northwest Innovations in Communications Conference! Powerful was proud to sponsor this year’s event and connect with communicators across the public power community.

The conference continued with a post-conference class led by Charlie Stanley on web writing, accessibility and the STAR Standard. The session gave attendees practical ideas they could take back to their own websites.

Thank you to Northwest Public Power Association - NWPPA for bringing the public power community together and giving us the opportunity to be part of the conversation.

Hurricane season can put utility websites to the test quickly. Small details can shape how easily people find outage information, safety resources, and what to do next. What might severe weather reveal about your website?

We’re breaking down a few areas worth reviewing now: https://www.powerfulweb.com/2026/09/what-severe-weather-reveals-about-your-website/

More people are calling the Clatskanie area home, and for many, the PUD’s website may be their first introduction to local public power.

Clatskanie PUD's new website helps make that first interaction clear and welcoming. Visitors can start service, find answers, and learn more about the locally owned utility serving their community.

Read more about the launch: https://www.powerfulweb.com/press-release/powerful-helps-clatskanie-pud-welcome-a-growing-community-online-with-new-website-design/

Ever track a package more than once, even though you know it is still on the way?

Website form data has a route too. Once someone clicks Submit, that information may still be stored, routed, accessed, and retained behind the scenes.

Could you trace one of your own submissions just as easily? Our latest blog walks through the security questions worth asking along the way.

Read more: https://www.powerfulweb.com/2026/09/protect-your-utility-website-form-data/

ICP, Inc. knows its customers, its communities, and the kind of service people count on. We enjoyed working with the ICP team to create a website that reflects that approach. Now, customers have more ways to take care of everyday needs online.

Read more about the partnership: https://www.powerfulweb.com/press-release/idaho-county-propane-powerful-pair-local-service-with-online-convenience/

Today, we pause to honor the lives lost on September 11 and the extraordinary courage shown in the face of tragedy. We will never forget.