Gallagher Names MEC a Best-In-Class Employer

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative was recently named a 2022 Best-in-Class Employer by Gallagher for its strong efforts to continuously improve employee and organizational well-being. MEC scored in the top quartile of midsize employers (100-999 full-time...

2023 Session Recap

After almost two months of negotiation and debate, legislators adjourned the 2023 Virginia General Assembly Session on Saturday without a budget. While some business of the Commonwealth is left unfinished, Virginia’s electric cooperatives had resounding victories and...

VMD Co-ops Play Key Role in NRECA Regional Meeting

NRECA held its Regions 1&4 meeting on Sept. 6-8 in Indianapolis. Reported attendance was more than 1,200 participants, which was twice as much as the 2021 meeting at National Harbor, Md. The VMD cooperatives were well represented. John C. Lee Jr., president and...

Jim Guy Elected Air Board Chairman

The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board has voted to elect Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative General Counsel James P. Guy II to serve as its new chairman. “I am honored by the confidence placed in me by my fellow board members. I look forward to working to serving the...