MEMBERS

POWELL VALLEY
Founded: 6-Sep-38
Total Meters: 31118
Miles of Line: 3560
Meters Per Mile: 8.741011236
Employees: 70
CRAIG-BOTETOURT
Founded: 12-Aug-36
Total Meters: 7076
Miles of Line: 1362
Meters Per Mile: 5.195301028
Employees: 21
BARC
Founded: 19-Apr-38
Total Meters: 12658
Miles of Line: 2006
Meters Per Mile: 6.310069791
Employees: 42
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Founded: 26-Jun-36
Total Meters: 89424
Miles of Line: 7531
Meters Per Mile: 11.8741203
Employees: 202
RAPPAHANNOCK
Founded: 1-Jan-80
Total Meters: 158381
Miles of Line: 16574
Meters Per Mile: 9.555991312
Employees: 423
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Founded: 1-Jan-38
Total Meters: 155402
Miles of Line: 6643
Meters Per Mile: 23.39334638
Employees: 300
NORTHERN NECK
Founded: 3-Jun-37
Total Meters: 18608
Miles of Line: 2096
Meters Per Mile: 8.877862595
Employees: 56
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Founded: 22-Sep-37
Total Meters: 35406
Miles of Line: 4601
Meters Per Mile: 7.695283634
Employees: 102
SOUTHSIDE
Founded: Jan-37
Total Meters: 55100
Miles of Line: 9299
Meters Per Mile: 5.925368319
Employees: 143
MECKLENBURG
Founded: Mar-38
Total Meters: 31164
Miles of Line: 4436
Meters Per Mile: 7.025247971
Employees: 107
Prince George
Founded: 12-Dec-38
Total Meters: 11973
Miles of Line: 1300
Meters Per Mile: 9.21
Employees: 46
COMMUNITY
Founded: 23-Dec-38
Total Meters: 10948
Miles of Line: 1598.52
Meters Per Mile: 6.848835173
Employees: 34
A&N
Founded: 15-Apr-40
Total Meters: 34958
Miles of Line: 2418
Meters Per Mile: 14.45740281
Employees: 71
CHOPTANK
Founded: 21-Sep-38
Total Meters: 52088
Miles of Line: 6246
Meters Per Mile: 8.339417227
Employees: 161
DELAWARE
Founded: 1936
Total Meters: 88524
Miles of Line: 7312
Meters Per Mile: 12.10667396
Employees: 142
SOUTHERN MARYLAND
Founded: 1936
Total Meters: INFO TO COME
Miles of Line: INFO TO COME
Meters Per Mile: INFO TO COME
Employees: INFO TO COME
VMDAEC exists to serve the member-owned electric cooperatives in the three-state area. Thirteen co-ops in Virginia, two in Maryland and one in Delaware are members of the association.
The cooperative business model is unique in that co-ops are owned by the consumer-members they serve. More than 100 million people throughout the United States are members of 47,000 cooperatives. These cooperatives provide a wide array of goods and services such as health and child care, insurance, housing, food and agricultural products, fuels and petroleum products, finance through credit unions and other institutions, utility services and more.
All cooperative businesses, including VMDAEC and its member electric distribution cooperatives, are based on, guided by and adhere to the Seven Cooperative Principles listed below. All cooperative businesses adhere to these seven guiding principles which we value:
- Voluntary and Open Membership — Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership without gender, social, racial, political or religious discrimination.
- Democratic Member Control — Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting policies and making decisions. The elected representatives are accountable to the membership. In primary cooperatives, members have equal voting rights (one member, one vote) and cooperatives at other levels are organized in a democratic manner.
- Members’ Economic Participation — Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of the capital is usually the common property of the cooperative. Members usually receive limited compensation, if any, on capital subscribed as a condition of membership. Members allocate surpluses for any or all of the following purposes: developing the cooperative, possibly by setting up reserves, parts of which at least would be indivisible; benefiting members in proportion to their transactions with the cooperative; and supporting other activities approved by the membership.
- Autonomy and Independence — Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members. If they enter into agreements with other organizations, including governments, or raise capital from external sources, they do so on terms that ensure democratic control by their members and maintain their cooperative autonomy.
- Education, Training and Information — Cooperatives provide educational and training for their members, elected representatives, managers and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperatives. They inform the general public, particularly young people and opinion leaders, about the nature and benefits of cooperation.
- Cooperation Among Cooperatives — Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional and international structures.
- Concern for Community — While focusing on members needs, cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policy.