Changing Lives ‘Forever’

Changing Lives ‘Forever’

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.

SVEC Hosts Future Lineworkers

SVEC Hosts Future Lineworkers

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

Generator Safety Tips

Generator Safety Tips

Never connect a standby generator into your home’s electrical system. There are only two ways to connect a standby generator to your equipment. STATIONARY GENERATOR An approved generator transfer switch, which keeps your house circuits separate from the co-op, should...

Too Attached?

Too Attached?

As internet services expand, co-op poles take on greater responsibility by Preston Knight, Communication Manager Call it a midspan crisis. As life changing as the advent and growth of rural electric lines and poles were in the 1930s, the ensuing decades would reveal...

The Little Pig That Could

The Little Pig That Could

Electric cooperative CFO’s daughter, 9, writes debut book May 2025 by Mark Thomas, Contributing Writer When young Kaylee Lynn Bullock met Esme, a spirited black piglet with a soft pink snout, it was love at first sight. Esme was born at the farm next to Kaylee’s...

“Tomato, Tomahto”

“Tomato, Tomahto”

Don’t call the whole thing off! Try these juicy tomato recipes! May 2025 Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes recipe courtesy of Family Features/Culinary.net Ingredients: 24-48 cherry tomatoes 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 medium cucumber,...

Concern for Community

Concern for Community

Luray’s Hawksbill Trading Company is a local treasure May 2025 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer When Jay North wanted to start a charitable organization in Luray, Va., he used the seven cooperative principles as his blueprint. “I learned about them from the Shenandoah...