The Show Must Go On

The Show Must Go On

by | Jun 18, 2024 | Connections

20th Gaff-n-Go Rodeo soggy but successful A little rain did not prevent more than 300 linemen from 11 states from competing in the 20th annual Gaff-n-Go Rodeo last month. The two-day event, held at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Va., finished with local co-ops taking...
Association Shares Knowledge and Promotes Services
From left, Bob Wilcox and J.T. Jacobs join other panelists in discussing approaches to training in today’s environment. Photo by Jim Robertson.

Association Shares Knowledge and Promotes Services

by | Jun 18, 2024 | Connections

The North Carolina Electric Meter School and Grid Technology Conference is an endeavor to bring together meter personnel from the electric utility industry to present information on common problems, standard practices, procedures and new technologies. This...
CVEC Receives National Recognition for Security Excellence
From left, Network Engineers Joel Wendland and Jeff Harris with Vice President of Information Technology Matt Wood. (Not Pictured: Thomas Hyler, System Electrical Engineer, Automation and Control.)

CVEC Receives National Recognition for Security Excellence

by | Jun 18, 2024 | Connections

Central Virginia Electric Cooperative received an honorable mention for security excellence in the 2023 Elevate Awards by Juniper Networks. The Elevate Awards celebrate the most innovative companies in the world that are using technology to dramatically improve their...
African Utility Pioneers Visit Central Virginia
From left, Aurelien Ebale, Virunga Power senior distribution project manager; Galen Creekmore, CVEC government affairs and key accounts representative; Gary Wood, CVEC president and CEO; Balthazar Nganikiye, director general of AREEN (Electricity and Water Regulatory Agency); Jean-Albert Manigomba, director general of REGIDESO (Burundi’s state-owned utility); Brian Kelly, Virunga Power CEO; Hon. Ibrahim Uwizeye, Minister of Energy, Hydraulics and Mines; Mark Moreno, CVEC vice president of reliability; Julia Conrad, Virunga Power investment associate; Martin Ndayizeye, director general of energy; Fernando Mercado, NRECA International director of Latin American programs; J.T. Jacobs, VMDAEC manager of safety training; Donat Niyonzima, Virunga Power Burundi business development manager; and Rachael Freeman, VMDAEC coordinator of safety training. Photo by Jim Robertson, VMDAEC.

African Utility Pioneers Visit Central Virginia

by | Apr 23, 2024 | Connections

Central Virginia Electric Cooperative recently had the distinct privilege of hosting a delegation from the Republic of Burundi and Virunga Power Corporation. The government of Burundi and Virunga Power have formed a unique public-private partnership with a goal of...