by Laura Emery. Field Editor | Feb 13, 2020 | Press Releases
There’s more to Northern Neck resident Genevie Boarman than derring-do and dimples. The 24-year-old, who was featured on the cover of the January 2020 issue of Cooperative Living, is now officially scaling new heights as Virginia’s first female electric cooperative...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 31, 2020 | Press Releases
Several electric cooperatives have been recognized for their accomplishments in political advocacy and activity. The presentations were part of the January 2020 meeting of the board of directors of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 31, 2020 | Press Releases
There’s strength in numbers and nowhere was that more evident than in Richmond on Jan. 28 as about 120 electric cooperative leaders from across Virginia gathered for the annual Legislative Day sponsored by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Oct 25, 2019 | Press Releases
Electric Co-ops Compete in ‘Super Bowl’ of Lineworker Rodeos Lineworkers from electric cooperatives from Virginia and Delaware were strong performers at the 2019 International Lineman’s Rodeo, the signature event of skills and excellence in the field. A three-member...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Oct 22, 2019 | Press Releases
Co-op Lineworkers Recognized for Powering Bolivia Fifteen electric cooperative lineworkers who traveled to Bolivia to light impoverished villages for the first time have received recognition as true pioneers of power. Crew members representing United We Light: Project...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Oct 8, 2019 | Press Releases
Co-op Lineworkers Bring Electricity to Bolivian Villages Fifteen volunteer electric cooperative lineworkers have returned to the United States from Bolivia with heavier beards, weary eyes and thinner waistlines. But what they left behind after two and a half weeks of...
