Central Virginia Electric Cooperative is the first cooperative in Virginia to be inducted into the Conexon 100 Club for completing its on-system fiber network and ensuring broadband access to all 39,000 members. This achievement illustrates CVEC’s commitment to...
Members and guests gathered at BARC Electric Cooperative’s Highland Belle office in Lexington, Va., on July 17 for the co-op’s annual meeting. BARC CEO Bill Buchanan spoke about the importance of effective right-of-way maintenance, with more than 2,200 miles of...
Approximately 40 members and guests gathered on a warm but beautiful afternoon for the Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting of the Members on June 19 in Chase City. After a treat of buttered popcorn and sugar cookies, cooperative leaders updated members on...
The future of utility infrastructure inspections includes the use of autonomous drones communicating with the GIS systems of electric cooperatives and others. With more than 100 licensed pilots throughout the electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware,...
Virginia co-op ad partners collaborate to repopulate iconic tree Once considered king of the forest, the American chestnut tree prominently filled approximately 180 million acres throughout the Appalachian hardwood forest ecosystem. Experts estimate their population...