VMD Cooperatives Elect New Leadership Team

by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jul 26, 2022 | Annual Meeting, Co-op News

The Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives has a new leadership team. Wade C. House, a director at Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, based in Manassas, has been elected as chairman of the VMD Association Board of Directors for...

PVE’s Coppock Attends Leadership Orientation

by Staff Reports | May 26, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

Recently, Powell Valley Electric Cooperative General Manager Brad Coppock joined more than 25 other new co-op leaders for an informative orientation at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Arlington, Va. The group participated in presentations from...

Jacob Newton Joins VMD Association Staff

by Staff Reports | Mar 11, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive, Connections Proof

Jacob Newton serves as the new director of regulatory affairs and counsel at the VMD Association. He graduated from Shenandoah University with a bachelor’s degree in both political science and criminal justice in 2017. He received his law degree from the...

Virginia Cooperatives Receive ACRE Awards

by Staff Reports | Jan 28, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive, Connections Proof

Several Virginia electric cooperatives were recognized Jan. 24 for their outstanding achievements in supporting ACRE, the Action Committee for Rural Electrification, which is the arm of cooperatives that advocates for policies and candidates at a federal level to...

Join Us at the VMDAEC Annual Meeting

by Staff Reports | Jun 20, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

The deadline is fast approaching for you to join us at the 78th annual meeting of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives, to be held July 24-26 at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va. The deadline to register is June...

MEC Recognize Students with Hot Dog Lunch

by Staff Reports | Jun 20, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative recently hosted a hot dog lunch to reward the highest achievers in the Accelerated Reader program at Chase City Elementary School. David Lipscomb, MEC vice president of member and energy services, addressed the approximately 95...

NNEC Establishes Lineworker Scholarship

by Staff Reports | Jun 20, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

Northern Neck Electric Cooperative has established a scholarship for students from the Northern Neck region to support their education at the Power Line Worker Program at Southside Virginia Community College. This scholarship has been named in honor of Randall J....

VMD Training Center Gets Connected at N.C. Meter School

by Staff Reports | Jun 20, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

For the past 90 years, the North Carolina Electric Meter School and Conference has attracted meter personnel from the electric utility industry to present information on common problems, standard practices, procedures and new technologies. VMD Association instructors...

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Holds Scaled-Down Annual Meeting

by Staff Reports | Jun 20, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative held a business-only 84th annual meeting on June 15, electing directors and conducting official cooperative business. There were no food, drink or door prizes this year since there were still pandemic concerns at the time of planning...

Craig-Botetourt Holds In-Person 2022 Annual Meeting

by Staff Reports | Jun 20, 2022 | Connections Archive, Featured Connections

Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting in person on June 4 with approximately 40 members in attendance. CEO Jeff Ahearn informed everyone that CBEC’s new Ironto substation and related advanced metering infrastructure pilot project have helped to...