CVEC Joins 100 Club
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative is the first cooperative in Virginia to be inducted into the Conexon 100 Club for completing its on-system fiber network and ensuring broadband access to all 39,000 members. This achievement illustrates CVEC’s commitment to...
BARC Hosts Annual Meeting
Members and guests gathered at BARC Electric Cooperative’s Highland Belle office in Lexington, Va., on July 17 for the co-op’s annual meeting. BARC CEO Bill Buchanan spoke about the importance of effective right-of-way maintenance, with more than 2,200 miles of...
Lee Passes Baton to Logan at 86th Annual Meeting
Approximately 40 members and guests gathered on a warm but beautiful afternoon for the Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting of the Members on June 19 in Chase City. After a treat of buttered popcorn and sugar cookies, cooperative leaders updated members on...
Taking System Inspections to New Heights
The future of utility infrastructure inspections includes the use of autonomous drones communicating with the GIS systems of electric cooperatives and others. With more than 100 licensed pilots throughout the electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware,...
Resurrecting the King
Virginia co-op ad partners collaborate to repopulate iconic tree Once considered king of the forest, the American chestnut tree prominently filled approximately 180 million acres throughout the Appalachian hardwood forest ecosystem. Experts estimate their population...
Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative Hosts 87th Annual Meeting
More than 50 members, employees and guests gathered in the cozy confines of a garage bay at the Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative headquarters in New Castle, Va., for a memorable 87th annual meeting. The afternoon was filled with great food, live music, special...
Association Shares Knowledge and Promotes Services
The North Carolina Electric Meter School and Grid Technology Conference is an endeavor to bring together meter personnel from the electric utility industry to present information on common problems, standard practices, procedures and new technologies. This...
CVEC Receives National Recognition for Security Excellence
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative received an honorable mention for security excellence in the 2023 Elevate Awards by Juniper Networks. The Elevate Awards celebrate the most innovative companies in the world that are using technology to dramatically improve their...
The Show Must Go On
20th Gaff-n-Go Rodeo soggy but successful A little rain did not prevent more than 300 linemen from 11 states from competing in the 20th annual Gaff-n-Go Rodeo last month. The two-day event, held at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Va., finished with local co-ops taking...
EMPOWER Broadband Reaches 1,000 Subscribers in Halifax County
EMPOWER Broadband Inc. recently reached yet another significant milestone, connecting its 1,000th customer in Halifax County to high-speed broadband service utilizing fiber-optic technology. The telecommunications company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mecklenburg...