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 | Jan 17, 2020 | Press Releases
Electric co-ops in Virginia made their presence known Jan. 9 at the annual Virginia Agribusiness Council Legislative Appreciation Banquet. More than 100 electric co-op leaders packed 21 tables as the single largest segment among nearly 1,000 attendees, including...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Nov 25, 2019 | Co-op News, Press Releases
In March 2016, the Power Line Worker School in Blackstone opened its doors as part of a novel partnership between Southside Virginia Community College and electric cooperatives. Now, just a few years later, the school has sent more than 250 young men and women into...
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...
