BARC Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting July 20 at Millboro Elementary School in Millboro, Va. Keith Swisher, president of the BARC board of directors, told all assembled that in March, BARC was named the No. 7 Most Innovative Company in North America by...
CO-OP PAC, the Community Owned Power PAC, was launched at the 2022 VMDAEC annual meeting at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va. The rebranding of ACRE-Virginia as CO-OP PAC will enable legislators and candidates for political office to better associate CO-OP...
The 12 most recent graduates of the Line Technician Apprentice Program, held at the Electric Cooperative Training Center in Palmyra, Va., all agree on one thing. “Safety is the number one thing in this line of work. It’s what brings you and your crew home each day,”...
From snacks to member engagement to the latest in electrical equipment, the 78th annual meeting of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives had a little bit of everything for everyone. Judging by the smiling faces at the July 24-26...
Electric cooperatives often use the phrase “reliable service” to describe how they provide power to their members. But the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Service Award from the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives took “reliable...
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...
New York Yankees catcher and legendary aphorist Yogi Berra famously once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” United Utility Supply Cooperative Executive Vice President Gary W. Burnett and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative CEO John Hewa reaffirmed Berra’s...
In late June, hundreds of students, parents and teachers gathered at the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg for the annual Virginia FFA State Convention. New this year was the Career and Opportunity Expo, during which students visited with potential future employers...
