Northern Neck Electric Cooperative hosted U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine on June 30 for a regional discussion about broadband. Kaine visited the Northern Neck region to better understand the unique issues facing broadband deployment in rural areas. “As I work in the Senate on a...
Electric cooperatives not only serve members’ needs through the delivery of safe, reliable and affordable electric service; they also provide legislative advocacy. “State legislators are elected to serve the same group of people that make up our membership,” said...
Some Rappahannock Electric Cooperative member-owners in Louisa County are one step closer to having access to broadband internet service. In June, REC began the make-ready engineering and design process for the fiber build in partnership with Firefly Fiber Broadband,...
Brian Doherty has joined Rappahannock Electric Cooperative as Managing Director – External Affairs. In this role, he will oversee and direct all activities related to the cooperative’s rates and regulatory affairs, state and federal government affairs, and...
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam visited Northern Neck Electric Cooperative on July 8 to celebrate the groundbreaking on the first phase of a project that will deliver fiber-optic broadband access to approximately 7,200 currently unserved households and businesses. Northam...
Board chairman J.C. Winstead presides over the CBEC annual meeting.
Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative’s 2021 annual meeting was limited in scope because of health and safety protocols, but the co-op did have a successful 84th annual session on June 5 at its headquarters in New Castle. J.C. Winstead, president of the board of...
