A publication of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives

Giving Due Respect

Giving Due Respect

For the approximately 18 million veterans in the U.S. returning to civilian life can present challenges.

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Scholarships Availablefor High School Graduates

Scholarships Availablefor High School Graduates

Southside Electric Cooperative wants to help high school graduates in its service area pay for higher education. The Cooperative’s Southside Opportunity Fund is accepting scholarship applications now through March...

SEC Line Techs Display Skills at Rodeo

SEC Line Techs Display Skills at Rodeo

Six Southside Electric Cooperative lineworkers competed and judged at the International Lineman’s Rodeo in Kansas last fall. The annual event brings together lineworkers from across the United States and other countries who work for investor-owned, municipal and...

Enriching the Lives of Deserving Guatemala Villagers

Enriching the Lives of Deserving Guatemala Villagers

By Jennifer Wall, Communications Specialist Providing first-time electricity to villagers living in night’s darkness in remote Guatemala had challenges for Southside Electric Cooperative Line Technician Scott Geovannello, but it also. had extraordinary rewards!...

Manage Winter’s Impact on Heating Costs

Manage Winter’s Impact on Heating Costs

It’s important to know there are many factors that can impact your electric bill, including weather, the number of people in your home, and your electrical appliances and devices.

It’s Winter-Watching Season!

It’s Winter-Watching Season!

As chilling words like snowy, icy, freezing rain, bitter cold fill the forecast, people of all ages quickly take notice and become anxious winter watchers.

‘I Became a Lineman to Help People’

‘I Became a Lineman to Help People’

REC Crew Helps Bring Power to Village in Guatemala They’ve traversed the marshy tidewaters and the rocky heights of the Blue Ridge Mountains here in Virginia. They’ve restored power in the blazing heat under a blanket of humidity and in the freezing cold with heavy...

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