A partnership that features two electric cooperatives will put residents of rural Goochland County, Va., on the path to universal broadband coverage of all residents and businesses. Announced Nov. 10, the project is the result of a partnership of Firefly Fiber...
Three years ago, Firefly Fiber Broadband started with five customers connected, and none of them had paid a bill yet. Now, Firefly, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative’s internet subsidiary, has crossed the 10,000-customer mark and it’s nowhere near finishing the...
When the Electric Cooperative Training Center opened in 2019 in Palmyra, Va., it was envisioned as more than just a place for lineworkers, technicians, system operators and substation operators to stay on top of their games. The expectation was that the center would...
Mitch DeJarnette remembers as a boy riding along with his dad, who worked as a contractor clearing rights-of-way for electric cooperatives along the East Coast. That impressed the young man enough to pursue his own career in line work — most importantly, at a...
Despite the misconception that he needed to be an engineer, Andrew Cotter pursued his passion for the power industry and serves as a power portfolio specialist for Central Virginia Electric Cooperative in Arrington, Va. When he talks with others outside of the...
