MEC President and CEO Recognized for Service on ACES Board of Directors

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative President and CEO John C. Lee Jr. was recently recognized for his service on the ACES Board of Directors. ODEC President and CEO Marcus Harris, who served alongside Lee on the ACES Board, presented Lee with a plaque, stating, “As an...

Retired Central Virginia Electric Cooperative CEO, Howard Scarboro, Receives Cooperative Leadership Award

Howard Scarboro, retired CEO of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, received the 2023 Cooperative Leadership Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. Scarboro was presented with the Association’s highest honor during...

Preparing for a Mission

In mid-July, J.T. Jacobs, VMDAEC safety instructor, and John Medved, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative manager of safety, traveled again to Guatemala in preparation for the NRECA International mission trip scheduled for October. The main purpose of the three-day trip...

Partners in Damage Prevention

Virginia 811 supporting stakeholders during changes to the Damage Prevention Act In the spirit of continuous improvement, stakeholders across Virginia met throughout 2022 to bring changes to the Damage Prevention Act. Partners in damage prevention, from the Virginia...

Firefly Celebrates Milestone

Firefly Fiber Broadband celebrates five years in business; brings world-class, gigabit-speed fiber broadband to tens of thousands of underserved Central Virginians. Firefly Fiber Broadband, a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, along with...

BARC Hosts 85th Annual Meeting

BARC Board President Keith Swisher reported on the challenges and highlights for the cooperative in 2022. Swisher reported the cooperative submitted its first general rate case application in over 20 years. The rate change will be implemented over two years, having...