by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 14, 2022 | Co-op News
Electric cooperatives had strong participation on Jan. 13 at the Virginia Agribusiness Council’s Legislative Appreciation Banquet, a major event timed to coincide with the start of the General Assembly session. Cooperative officials and staffers occupied several...
by Staff Reports | Dec 19, 2021 | Co-op News, Connections, Connections Proof
Electric cooperatives are a huge part of a record amount of broadband grants and financing as they continue to make headway into closing the digital divide in Virginia. The cooperatives and their wholly-owned subsidiaries account, in various forms, for some $250...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 6, 2022 | Press Releases
As of 9 a.m. on Jan. 6, the 13 electric cooperatives in Virginia had restored power to approximately 103,000 member accounts, down from the peak of more than 155,000. Substantial progress was made overnight with the restoration of a power delivery point in Greene...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 5, 2022 | Press Releases
As of 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 5, the 13 electric cooperatives in Virginia had restored power to approximately 71,000 member accounts, down from the peak of more than 155,000. Nine of the cooperatives reported only scattered outages remain with a few members out of power....
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Jan 4, 2022 | Press Releases
Crews from electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware joined more than 100 cooperative lineworkers from four states to restore power to tens of thousands of members affected by a powerful winter storm. Winter storm Frida started overnight on Jan. 2 and...
