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...
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,”...
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...
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...
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...
Outside of the Electric Cooperative Training Center building in Palmyra, Va., on July 15, there is a lot of playful joking among the 13 graduates. While they prepare to part ways after four years of on-and-off training together, they’re aware that their paths may...
Central Virginia Electric Cooperative employees participated in a Donations for Denim program, where each Friday, they could pay $5 to wear jeans. In February 2022, the Donations for Denim program donated $5,415 to the American Heart Association in recognition of...
Empower Broadband is aggressively moving toward the construction phase of its $154 million broadband project serving Halifax, Mecklenburg, southern Brunswick and southern Charlotte counties, and has taken the next step in the process by hiring a firm to assist in the...
