Safety, From the Ground Down

Safety, From the Ground Down

by | Mar 30, 2023 | Connections

Celebrating Safe Digging Month w This is a valuable opportunity to reflect on the importance of damage prevention and it creates an occasion to draw the general public’s attention to ensure underground utilities are marked prior to excavation. Virginia 811, as with...
VMD Training Center Gets Connected at N.C. Meter School
From left, Bob Wilcox and Todd Butcher visit with a Meter School attendee about the Training Center programs. (Photo By: Jim Robertson)

VMD Training Center Gets Connected at N.C. Meter School

by | Jun 20, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

For the past 90 years, the North Carolina Electric Meter School and Conference has attracted meter personnel from the electric utility industry to present information on common problems, standard practices, procedures and new technologies. VMD Association instructors...
Twelve Line Technicians Graduate from Electric Cooperative Training Center
A dozen lineworkers have graduated from the Electric Cooperative Training Center. (Photo By: Laura Emery)

Twelve Line Technicians Graduate from Electric Cooperative Training Center

by | Aug 6, 2022 | Co-op News, Connections

The 12 most recent graduates of the Line Technician Apprentice Program, held at the Electric Cooperative Training Center in Palmyra, Va., all agree on one thing. “Safety is the number one thing in this line of work. It’s what brings you and your crew home each day,”...