With the support and partnership of Choptank Electric Cooperative, the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives has announced the start of its apprentice lineworker training program on the Delmarva Peninsula.v The eight-stage program is...
With the help of instructor J.T. Jacobs, Shanoa Wright of Louisa County High School operates a hot stick at the Girl Power Camp. (Photo By: Jim Robertson) Eleven high school girls got a taste of what it’s like to be an electric utility lineworker at the first Girl...
Twelve lineworkers from electric cooperatives and municipal utilities have graduated from apprentice to journeyman status following completion of thousands of hours of extensive training. They completed their final Line Technician Apprentice Program-Step 8 class on...
Fred C. Garber of Mount Jackson, a farmer, businessman, and longtime electric cooperative director, is the 2021 Electric Cooperative Leadership Award recipient from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. Garber received the...
