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ACRE Awards Presented at Board Meeting
Several electric cooperatives have been recognized for their accomplishments in political advocacy and activity. The presentations were part of the January 2020 meeting of the board of directors of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric...
Show of Electric Co-op Strength on Legislative Day
There’s strength in numbers and nowhere was that more evident than in Richmond on Jan. 28 as about 120 electric cooperative leaders from across Virginia gathered for the annual Legislative Day sponsored by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric...
Electric Co-ops Boost Agribusiness
Electric co-ops in Virginia made their presence known Jan. 9 at the annual Virginia Agribusiness Council Legislative Appreciation Banquet. More than 100 electric co-op leaders packed 21 tables as the single largest segment among nearly 1,000 attendees, including...
Electric Co-op Support for Lineworker School Pays Off
In March 2016, the Power Line Worker School in Blackstone opened its doors as part of a novel partnership between Southside Virginia Community College and electric cooperatives. Now, just a few years later, the school has sent more than 250 young men and women into...
Electric Co-ops Compete in ‘Super Bowl’ of Lineworker Rodeos
Electric Co-ops Compete in ‘Super Bowl’ of Lineworker Rodeos Lineworkers from electric cooperatives from Virginia and Delaware were strong performers at the 2019 International Lineman’s Rodeo, the signature event of skills and...
Co-op Lineworkers Recognized for Powering Bolivia
Co-op Lineworkers Recognized for Powering Bolivia Fifteen electric cooperative lineworkers who traveled to Bolivia to light impoverished villages for the first time have received recognition as true pioneers of power. Crew members representing United We Light: Project...
Co-op Lineworkers Bring Electricity to Bolivian Villages
Co-op Lineworkers Bring Electricity to Bolivian Villages Fifteen volunteer electric cooperative lineworkers have returned to the United States from Bolivia with heavier beards, weary eyes and thinner waistlines. But what they left behind after two and a half weeks of...
Electric Cooperatives Accepting College Scholarship Applications
Electric Cooperatives Accepting College Scholarship Applications Electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware are preparing to accept applications for their popular scholarship from high school seniors who intend to pursue higher education studies. The...
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