by Staff Reports | Sep 16, 2021 | PC Resource
The energy industry employs 7 million workers who help power our homes, offices, schools, hospitals, cars and more. With consumers and policymakers increasingly focused on improving and diversifying energy production and distribution, job opportunities are expanding...
by Staff Reports | Aug 24, 2021 | Connections, Connections Archive
With Hurricane Henri approaching from the south last week, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative proactively sought assistance via the cooperative mutual-aid agreement. Without hesitation, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative assembled four two-person crews, plus an...
by Paul Wesslund | Jun 27, 2021 | PC Resource
Although electric power has been around more than 100 years, it’s a high-tech industry where even the traditional jobs call for expertise and innovation. Veterans and cybersecurity experts make up today’s electric co-op workforce. “The role of the lineworker may seem...
by Jim Robertson, Staff Writer | Apr 9, 2021 | Powerful Careers
Like many high school students overwhelmed by the options from which to choose, Kenny McMichael was undecided on which career path to take. Like the flip of a switch, that all changed during a four-hour presentation during a school field trip to Community Electric...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Aug 5, 2020 | Co-op News, Press Releases
Crews from electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware worked diligently to restore power to tens of thousands of co-op members in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. Pounding the seaboard with as much as 6 inches of rain and gusts up to 75 mph, the storm...
