A new year means a new calendar of critical deadlines for candidates for the co-op’s board of directors.

Tim Wright and Luke Swanson were SVEC’s representatives who spent more than two weeks with a Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives’ group in Guatemala.

Community solar fills the gap for members who cannot afford, or logistically cannot accommodate, panels at home.

SVEC uses the services of Aerial Solutions Inc. to cut right-of-way in areas that are difficult to reach with ground crews.

The cooperative’s Winchester office opened its doors to about 40 students for its first “Day in the Life of a Lineworker” in October.