With the help of instructor J.T. Jacobs, Shanoa Wright of Louisa County High School operates a hot stick at the Girl Power Camp. (Photo By: Jim Robertson) Eleven high school girls got a taste of what it’s like to be an electric utility lineworker at the first Girl...
The VMD Association family was saddened to learn of the death of Mikel Sharp, a director at Powell Valley Electric Cooperative for 32 years. The New Tazewell, Tenn., resident died Aug. 9 at the age of 60 after a brief hospitalization. He spent many years as Claiborne...
Firefly Fiber Broadband, a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, has received $14.1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Reconnect Program. The long-awaited announcement was made Aug. 11 by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack....
Mecklenburg Electric line crews traveled to New Hampshire to help a sister cooperative.
SVEC’s board and select staff gathered at the headquarters in Rockingham County, Va., for the telephone town-hall-style event. More than 100 members registered to receive a call to participate. The cooperative met its quorum requirements for the business meeting...
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative member-owners selected three of their peers to serve on REC’s Board of Directors. More than 16,000 people returned their Proxy Designation Card or participated in the virtual annual meeting, which was held Aug. 11. In Region II,...
The cooperative’s 83rd annual meeting was held virtually and streamed on Facebook Live because of ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. “This year’s annual meeting, much like last year’s, has been modified,” Board Chair Jeannette S. Everett said as she...
Delaware Electric Cooperative’s 2021 annual meeting was held virtually on Tuesday, August 10th. More than 1,300 members registered to watch the webcast, which provided an update to members on the state of their not-for-profit utility. During the meeting, which was...
If you’re looking for a meaningful career, look first at your electric cooperative. That’s because there will be plenty of job openings at co-ops in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and nationally in the next few years. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association...
Although electric power has been around more than 100 years, it’s a high-tech industry where even the traditional jobs call for expertise and innovation. Veterans and cybersecurity experts make up today’s electric co-op workforce. “The role of the lineworker may seem...
