by Staff Reports May 27, 2022 | Connections , Connections Archive
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative welcomed Tom Dodson as manager of member services on April 29. Dodson brings more than 30 years of experience in customer service, mostly from serving as president and vice president of operations at RWS Enterprises Restaurant...
Tyson Arnold of A&N Electric Cooperative works from the ground during a Gaff-n-Go event. (Photo By: Steven Johnson)
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer May 16, 2022 | Co-op News , Featured Connections
More than 160 lineworkers gathered May 13-14 in Doswell, Va., for the Gaff-n-Go Lineworker Rodeo, which returned after two years of pandemic-related cancellations. Coordinated by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives, the Gaff-n-Go...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer May 10, 2022 | Co-op News , Press Releases
High school students in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware benefit from scholarships provided by electric cooperatives. The Education Scholarship Foundation of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives announced that it has awarded more...
From left, Cindy Musick, director of vegetation management; Larry Andrews, chief administrative and finance officer; Jacoby Lipscomb, forester; John Crawford, managing director – safety, physical security and operational support services; Jake Bodley, contract forester; and Daniel Ricotta, contract forester.
by Staff Reports May 10, 2022 | Connections , Connections Archive
Each year, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s Vegetation Management team typically manages between 1,500 and 2,000 miles of rights-of-way. They clear hazard trees that could cause a power outage and they carefully prune back limbs that could fall onto a line. But...
CVEC’s Jay Palmer discusses infrastructure inspection and maintenance. (Photo By: Jim Robertson)
by Staff Reports May 10, 2022 | Connections , Connections Archive
More than 180 engineering and operations professionals gathered May 5-6 at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront resort for the 2022 E&O Conference. The conference was last held in 2019 prior to the pandemic. VMDAEC thanks its associate members and other sponsors...
