by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | May 10, 2022 | Co-op News, Press Releases
High school students in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware benefit from scholarships provided by electric cooperatives. The Education Scholarship Foundation of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives announced that it has awarded more...
by Staff Reports | Apr 21, 2022 | Co-op News, Connections, Connections Archive, Press Releases
April 20 was a red-letter day in the six-year history of the Power Line Worker Program operated by Southside Virginia Community College, in conjunction with VMD Association cooperatives and industry partners. The program graduated its 400th student into the line...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 6, 2022 | Press Releases
As of 9 a.m. on Jan. 6, the 13 electric cooperatives in Virginia had restored power to approximately 103,000 member accounts, down from the peak of more than 155,000. Substantial progress was made overnight with the restoration of a power delivery point in Greene...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 5, 2022 | Press Releases
As of 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 5, the 13 electric cooperatives in Virginia had restored power to approximately 71,000 member accounts, down from the peak of more than 155,000. Nine of the cooperatives reported only scattered outages remain with a few members out of power....
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 4, 2022 | Press Releases
Crews from electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware joined more than 100 cooperative lineworkers from four states to restore power to tens of thousands of members affected by a powerful winter storm. Winter storm Frida started overnight on Jan. 2 and...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Oct 27, 2021 | Press Releases
Electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware are preparing to accept applications for their scholarship program from high school seniors who intend to pursue higher education studies. The scholarships are awarded by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware...
