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...
With the American flag softly waving against a curtain backdrop, Hunter R. Greenlaw Jr., chairman of the NNEC board of directors, greeted in-person attendees, as well as the virtual audience. “Our employees are a force of 56 people,” he said. “When you have over 2,100...
Greg White, whose stellar career has touched virtually every facet of electric cooperatives, is the recipient of the 2021 Electric Cooperative Leadership Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. White received the honor...
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam visited Northern Neck Electric Cooperative on July 8 to celebrate the groundbreaking on the first phase of a project that will deliver fiber-optic broadband access to approximately 7,200 currently unserved households and businesses. Northam...
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative hosted U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine on June 30 for a regional discussion about broadband. Kaine visited the Northern Neck region to better understand the unique issues facing broadband deployment in rural areas. “As I work in the Senate on a...